LACKED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

lacked

verb

past tense of lack

as in hurt (for)

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Iran has insisted on a role in managing traffic through the strait.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The team—Paul Gompers, George Hu, Will Levinson and Sachin Srivastava—set out to test something Wall Street recruiters have long insisted anecdotally, namely that being a college athlete is a hiring edge.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of insisted

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Last week, when asked about the health of Wood and CJ Abrams, manager Blake Butera had said that both were playing at close to 100 percent.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Filming a scene in which Isaiah humiliates Cam, Withers asked Wayans to crack jokes about Kionte’s death — the defining event of Withers’ life, and his lowest point.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of asked

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The search committee clearly stated that all that was needed was strong executive leadership.

— Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Lakers decided the Shaq era needed to be over and sent him to Miami for Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, Caron Butler, one first-round pick and one second-round pick.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of needed

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Stable rules are needed to support capital formation, especially at the scale required by frontier AI development.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Under Assembly Bill 481, law enforcement agencies are required to obtain approval prior to the purchase or use of military equipment, along with an annual report of how the technology has been deployed in the previous year.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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