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SURPLUSES Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word surpluses. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SURPLUSES

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needs
nounn
adverb

• in such a manner as could not be otherwise

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

shortages
nounn
noun

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

• an acute insufficiency

wants
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

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)

lack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

• be without

• To be insufficiently prepared

Alternatives for NEEDS

Alternatives for DEFICIENCIES

Alternatives for DEFICITS

Alternatives for INADEQUACIES

Alternatives for INSUFFICIENCIES

Alternatives for LACKS

Alternatives for SCARCITIES

Alternatives for SHORTAGES

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