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

Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

While Verse and Alex Wright will man the edges and Denzel Ward remains an elite anchor in the secondary, the front seven lacks proven game-disrupting star power, leaving the defense reliant on scheme and discipline to hold up. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Long used in commercial kitchens for sinks and countertops, steel sinks contain chromium that provides corrosion-resistance and nickel that adds the brightness pure steel lacks. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 July 2026

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