SHORTAGE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word shortage. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| deficit | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period) | ||||||
| famine | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||
| shortfall | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required | ||||||
