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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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