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Synonyms & Antonyms of lack
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
the fact or state of being absent
- the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating
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2
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
- the lack of eligible candidates for the jury kept the trial from getting started
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- crunch,
- dearth,
- deficiency,
- deficit,
- drought
- (also drouth),
- failure,
- famine,
- inadequacy,
- inadequateness,
- insufficiency,
- lacuna,
- paucity,
- pinch,
- poverty,
- scantiness,
- scarceness,
- scarcity,
- shortage,
- undersupply,
- want
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3
a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful
- the lack of fresh water at the campsite definitely would be a problem
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lack
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of lack (Entry 2 of 2)
as in hurt (for)
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