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RESOURCE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word resource. (opposite meanings)
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damage
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the occurrence of a change for the worse

• loss of military equipment

• the act of damaging something or someone

• the amount of money needed to purchase something

• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

verb

• inflict damage upon

• suffer or be susceptible to damage

deficiency
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

depletion
nounn
noun

• the act of decreasing something markedly

• the state of being depleted

impairment
nounn
noun

• the occurrence of a change for the worse

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

• damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

inadequacy
nounn
noun

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• a lack of competence

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

lack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

• be without

• To be insufficiently prepared

liability
nounn
noun

• the state of being legally obliged and responsible

• an obligation to pay money to another party

• the quality of being something that holds you back

scarcity
nounn
noun

• a small and inadequate amount

shortage
nounn
noun

• the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

• an acute insufficiency

waste
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

adjective satellite

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

Alternatives for DAMAGE

Alternatives for DEFICIENCY

Alternatives for DEPLETION

Alternatives for IMPAIRMENT

Alternatives for INADEQUACY

Alternatives for LACK

Alternatives for LIABILITY

Alternatives for SCARCITY

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