Synonyms of deficits

deficits

noun

plural of deficit

as in shortages

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

a growing deficit in the number of hours devoted to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortages
• lacks
• deficiencies
• inadequacies
• droughts
• insufficiencies
• absences
• lacunae
• scarcities
• famines
• poverties
• failures
• undersupplies
• wants
• crunches
• dearths
• paucities
• omissions
• pinches
• needs
• necessities
• privations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequacies
• amplitudes
• abundances
• sufficiencies
• surpluses
• wealths
• excesses
• plenties
• plenitudes
• opulences
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• overabundances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deficits

The joint letter also comes against a backdrop of surging government borrowing costs, spiraling inflation and sluggish growth across much of the continent, as well as concerns about rising budget deficits in various EU countries. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

To harness those resources, however, the region will have to overcome profound infrastructure deficits, strengthen the rule of law, and accelerate regional integration. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Because the brain relies heavily on continuous fuel, extreme caloric deficits can force the organ to consume its own tissue. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In an homage to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, ghosts trek through the billionaire’s bedroom, each pushing him to reckon with his deficits. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Many identified themselves as teachers, noting that pandemic-era disruptions to in-class learning severely worsened reading deficits. — Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

The league average between biggest leads and biggest deficits is nearly 16 1/2, with Houston (nine) and Minnesota (9 1/2) the only other teams under 10. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

But faster growth clearly is key to addressing city government’s structural deficits and the fiscal woes that scare too many investors and companies away from doing business here for fear of far higher taxes in the future. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Robert Mugabe, longtime strongman of Zimbabwe, printed money to ensure his party kept control of the country and to finance the nation's deficits. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026