lacks

The word “lacks” has 1 syllable: lacks

It's pronounced as /læks/

What is synonym and antonym for lacks?

In the thesaurus, “lacks” has 92 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for lacks

abridgement
absence
absences
asks
be deficient in
be short of
be without
bears
begs
challenges
claims
commands
crunches
curtailment
dearth
dearths
decrease
default
defect
deficiencies
deficit
deficits
demands
depletion
deprivation
destitution
distress
droughts
drouths
enjoins
entails
exacts
exigency
exiguity
failures
famines
have need of
hurting for
inadequacies
inadequacy
inferiority
insists
insufficience
insufficiencies
insufficiency
involves
lacunae
lacunas
loss
meagerness
minus
miss
necessitates
necessities
necessity
need
needs
not got
omissions
out
paucities
paucity
pinches
poverties
poverty
presses
privation
privations
quests
reduction
require
requires
retrenchment
scantiness
scarcities
scarcity
shortage
shortages
shortcoming
shortfall
shortness
shrinkage
shrinking
slightness
stint
stipulates
takes
too little too late
undersupplies
want
wants
warrants

Antonyms for lacks

abundance
abundances
addition
adequacies
advantage
affluence
amplitudes
dislike
enlargement
enough
excess
excesses
expansion
extra
has
have
holds
increase
lot
opulences
overabundances
oversupplies
owns
perfection
plenitudes
plenties
plenty
plethora
possesses
profusion
success
sufficiencies
sufficiency
surfeits
surplus
surpluses
wealths

Meanings of lacks

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

The essay lacks a clear thesis statement, making it difficult to follow the argument.
Despite its appealing design, the new smartphone lacks essential features found in competitors.
The team lacks cohesion, hindering their ability to work together effectively.
His explanation lacks detail, leaving us with unanswered questions.
The budget proposal lacks sufficient funding for critical infrastructure projects.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lacks, such as: abridgement, absence, absences, abundance, abundances, addition, adequacies.

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