SHORTAGE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word shortage. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word shortage. (close relations)

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	dearth				nounn
	noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number
	deficiency				nounn
	noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate 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
	lack				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared
	scarcity				nounn
	noun • a small and inadequate amount
	deficit				nounn
	noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
	famine				nounn
	noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
	shortfall				nounn
	noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

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