lack

The word “lack” has 1 syllable: lack

It's pronounced as /læk/

What is synonym and antonym for lack?

In the thesaurus, “lack” has 92 synonyms and 69 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lack along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for lack

abridgement
absence
ask
be deficient in
be short of
be without
bear
beg
blankness
challenge
claim
command
crunch
curtailment
dearth
decrease
default
defect
deficiency
deficit
demand
depletion
deprivation
destitution
distress
drought
drouth
emptiness
enjoin
entail
essential
exact
exigency
exiguity
failure
famine
famishment
have need of
hurting for
inadequacy
inadequateness
inferiority
insist
insufficience
insufficiency
involve
lacuna
loss
meagerness
minus
miss
necessitate
necessity
need
needfulness
not got
omission
out
paucity
pinch
poorness
poverty
press
privation
quest
reduction
require
requirement
requisite
retrenchment
scantiness
scantness
scarceness
scarcity
shortage
shortcoming
shortfall
shortness
shrinkage
shrinking
skimpiness
slightness
stint
stipulate
take
too little too late
undersupply
vacuity
vacuum
void
want
warrant

Antonyms for lack

abundance
addition
adequacy
advantage
affluence
amplitude
bountifulness
bounty
bushel
cache
copiousness
deal
deluge
dislike
enlargement
enough
excess
expansion
extra
fill
flood
fund
gobs
have
heap
hoard
hold
increase
loads
lot
mass
mountain
much
oodles
opulence
overabundance
oversupply
own
peck
perfection
pile
plenitude
plenteousness
plentifulness
plentitude
plenty
plethora
pool
possess
pot
presence
profusion
quantity
raft
reams
scads
stack
stash
stock
stockpile
success
sufficiency
superabundance
supply
surfeit
surplus
volume
wad
wealth

Meanings of lack

noun
1. A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
2. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
verb
1. To be without, to need, to require.
2. To be short (of or for something).
3. To be in want.
4. To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.

Example Sentences

Despite his skills, he seemed to lack confidence in social situations.
The garden's beauty was evident, but it did not lack the occasional weed.
Her essay was well-written but seemed to lack a clear thesis statement.
The team's performance suffered due to a lack of communication on the field.
The antique shop had charm but did lack modern conveniences.

On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lack, such as: abridgement, absence, abundance, addition, adequacy, advantage, affluence.

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