lack

Speech parts

1. lack - Noun

2. lack - Verb

3. lack - Interjection

Meaning

Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense.

Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food.

To blame; to find fault with.

To be without or destitute of; to want; to need.

To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to be less than, short, not quite, etc.

To be in want.

Exclamation of regret or surprise.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

miss want deficiency need nonexistence absence poverty shortage scarcity insufficiency privation dearth deprivation require deficit
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

need demand

Hyponyms

want absence deficit famine shortage exclude

Phrases with the word

for lack of trying lack of differentiation lack of interest lack of food lack of concern lack of understanding

Derivatives

lacked lacking

Anagrams

calk kcal

Examples

there is a serious lack of insight into the problem Source: Internet

water is the critical deficiency in desert regions Source: Internet

for want of a nail the shoe was lost Source: Internet

This soup lacks salt Source: Internet

There is something missing in my jewelry box! Source: Internet

Aaron Clark-Rizzio, the Executive Director of LCCR, said that while he is glad to see the reduction in the juvenile jail population, he is frustrated by the lack of leadership at the court to keep operations moving smoothly amid the crisis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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