Synonyms of shortages

shortages

noun

plural of shortage

as in lacks

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shortages

The proposals envision halting attacks on energy infrastructure, which have caused fuel shortages in Russia and power outages in Ukraine, and on Black Sea shipping needed to get vital grain exports to world markets. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Youth, teachers and parents in four towns complained of unsanitary school conditions and chronic staff shortages including of nurses and social workers. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Trump has claimed outright that Ukraine’s targeting of Russian oil infrastructure is to blame for diesel shortages. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

More than 400 schools were shut in the aftermath of the rallies, which saw thousands of students mobilize to voice their discontent with run-down school buildings, long days and teacher shortages. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

While Europe is not currently grappling with outright shortages, global supplies are tight and prices have soared. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The head of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association said consumers likely will face shortages and additional price increases this fall and winter. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Settler attacks damaged or seized about 160 Palestinian water and sanitation structures this year, deepening shortages that are forcing farmers to abandon fields and threatening local livelihoods. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026