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

Approving extra war funding will be difficult, even among Republicans supporting the Iran effort, as the nation confronts staggering annual deficits reaching nearly $2 trillion this year. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Other research pointed in the same direction, and by 2008, Falk and other exercise physiologists were arguing against the status-quo assumption that kids had some major natural deficits in thermoregulation. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Until April, Calabria had spent 17 years under special administration due to persistent budget deficits, which along with corruption scandals and Mafia infiltration affected health investments. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

The budget is already projected to run multibillion-dollar deficits in coming years. — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026

Policymakers have concentrated on financing gaps, infrastructure deficits, technology access, institutional reform and economic resources. — Ekramy El Zaghat, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026