LACKS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word lacks. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LACKS
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| deficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
| want | verbv | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||||
| absence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||||
| dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
| shortage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||||
| miss | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a form of address for an unmarried woman • a young female • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • feel or suffer from the lack of • fail to attend an event or activity • leave undone or leave out • fail to reach or get to • be without • fail to reach • be absent • fail to experience | ||||||||
