lacunae

• absences
• crunches
• dearths
• deficiencies
• deficits
• droughts
• drouths
• failures
• famines
• inadequacies
• insufficiencies
• lacks
• necessities
• needs
• omissions
• paucities
• pinches
• poverties
• privations
• scarcities
• shortages
• undersupplies
• wants

• abundances
• adequacies
• amplitudes
• excesses
• opulences
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• plenitudes
• plenties
• sufficiencies
• surfeits
• surpluses
• wealths

• noun
  1. A small opening; a small pit or depression.
  2. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  3. An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.
  4. Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.
  5. A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
  6. A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.

• The researcher diligently addressed the lacunae in the study, ensuring a comprehensive analysis.
• Despite the extensive data, there were notable lacunae in our understanding of the complex phenomenon.
• The project team collaborated to identify and fill the lacunae in their knowledge base.
• The author acknowledged the lacunae in the narrative, promising a sequel to address unanswered questions.
• The scientist's groundbreaking work aimed to eliminate lacunae in the existing theories of particle physics.

dearths

failures

famines

lacks

wants

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