Synonyms of lacks

lacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of lack

as in shortages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

lacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lack

as in insists

Related Words

• insists
• begs
• hurts (for)
• requires
• asks
• stipulates
• exacts
• involves
• entails
• needs
• necessitates
• cries (for)
• enjoins
• wants
• clamors (for)
• demands
• commands
• presses
• takes
• claims
• warrants
• challenges
• quests
• bears

Dissimilar Words

• has
• holds
• possesses
• owns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lacks

Noun

The Anaheim Ducks, at least, had a lot of pace and tempo to help make up for what Carlson’s skating lacks at this point in his career. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Nothing beats a big package or a pipe to compensate for decorations, makeup, and other lacks. — Joyce Mansour, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Each provides amino acids that the other lacks, so eating them together gives you all the essential amino acids. — Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 June 2026

The artist thought that paintings and drawings have a certain depth that photography on its own lacks. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

What Hafley’s team lacks are proven, established names; productivity that can be relied on if healthy. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026

The Drive The turbo engine gives it the push the standard engine lacks, especially when merging, climbing grades or passing. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Ford’s freedom or constraints, his prejudices or lacks, gauge his moment and ours. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026

Industrial composting sites—big, regionalized facilities that can churn out large volumes of organic waste—are designed to speed up the composting process using heat, moisture, and carbon control, things that a simple countertop compost container lacks. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026