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lack
[ lak ]
noun
- an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary:
We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds.
Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job.
Synonyms: need, want, insufficiency, deficit, paucity, scarcity, dearth
Antonyms: surplus
- something missing or needed:
After he left, they really felt the lack.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable:
Three votes are lacking to make a majority.
verb phrase
- to be short of or deficient in:
What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn.
lack
/ læk /
noun
- an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired
- something that is required but is absent or in short supply
verb
- whenintr, often foll by in or for to be deficient (in) or have need (of)
to lack purpose
Word History and Origins
Origin of lack1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lack1
Example Sentences
Caruso, whose daughter lost her home in the wildfires, voiced outrage over the lack of water pressure to attack the fire in Pacific Palisades.
A lack of infrastructure, affordable housing and community attitudes tend to lock ordinary Australians out of waterfront areas, while those natural assets are often used by those lucky enough to live there.
The lack of air support left firefighters on the ground doing what they could to save homes and stop the flames, which proved to be almost an impossible challenge given the intense winds.
They base this argument on precedent – the lack of delivery of the changes recommended by the national independent inquiry led by Professor Alexis Jay.
She said she felt sorry for paramedics who due to the lack of space in hospitals are being forced to hold patients on board "for a long time".
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What are other ways to say lack?
To lack something is to be without or deficient in it. How does lack compare to synonyms want, need, and require? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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