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SHORTAGES Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word shortages. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word shortages. (close relations)
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dearths
noun

• an acute insufficiency

• an insufficient quantity or number

deficiencies
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

deficits
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)

inadequacies
nounn
noun

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• a lack of competence

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

insufficiencies
nounn
noun

• a lack of competence

• (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

lacks
verbv
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

• be without

• To be insufficiently prepared

scarcities
nounn
noun

• a small and inadequate amount

shortcomings
nounn
noun

• a failing or deficiency

dearth
nounn
noun

• an acute insufficiency

• an insufficient quantity or number

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

Best Hypernyms For SHORTAGES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for shortages, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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deficiency insufficiency lack dearth inadequacy want

Alternatives for DEARTHS

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