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Detailed Synonyms for lack in English

lack:

to lack verb (lacks, lacked, lacking)

  1. to lack
    to lack; to be missing; to be absent; to be lacking
    • lack verb (lacks, lacked, lacking)
    • be missing verb (is missing, being missing)
    • be absent verb (is absent, being absent)
    • be lacking verb (is lacking, being lacking)
  2. to lack
    to lack
    • lack verb (lacks, lacked, lacking)
  3. to lack
    – be without 1
    to lack; to miss
    – be without 1
    • lack verb (lacks, lacked, lacking)
      • This soup lacks salt1
    • miss verb (misses, missed, missing)
      • There is something missing in my jewelry box!1

Conjugations for lack:

present
  1. lack
  2. lack
  3. lacks
  4. lack
  5. lack
  6. lack
simple past
  1. lacked
  2. lacked
  3. lacked
  4. lacked
  5. lacked
  6. lacked
present perfect
  1. have lacked
  2. have lacked
  3. has lacked
  4. have lacked
  5. have lacked
  6. have lacked
past continuous
  1. was lacking
  2. were lacking
  3. was lacking
  4. were lacking
  5. were lacking
  6. were lacking
future
  1. shall lack
  2. will lack
  3. will lack
  4. shall lack
  5. will lack
  6. will lack
continuous present
  1. am lacking
  2. are lacking
  3. is lacking
  4. are lacking
  5. are lacking
  6. are lacking
subjunctive
  1. be lacked
  2. be lacked
  3. be lacked
  4. be lacked
  5. be lacked
  6. be lacked
diverse
  1. lack!
  2. let's lack!
  3. lacked
  4. lacking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lack [the ~] noun

  1. the lack
    the poverty; the lack; the paucity; the destitution; the dearth; the hardship; the penury; the need; the want
  2. the lack
    the shortage; the deficiency; the lack; the deficit; the shortcoming; the insufficiency; the shortfall
  3. the lack
    the deficiency; the lack; the want
  4. the lack
    the shortfall; the insufficiency; the deficiency; the lack; the shortcoming
  5. the lack
    – the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable 1
    the lack; the want; the deficiency
    – the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable 1
    • lack [the ~] noun
      • there is a serious lack of insight into the problem1
    • want [the ~] noun
      • for want of a nail the shoe was lost1
    • deficiency [the ~] noun
      • water is the critical deficiency in desert regions1

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Related Definitions for "lack":

  1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable1
    • there is a serious lack of insight into the problem1
  2. be without1
    • This soup lacks salt1

Related Synonyms for lack