Adjective lacking has 2 senses
- lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting - not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
Antonym: present (indirect, via absent)
- deficient, lacking, wanting - inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
Antonym: adequate (indirect, via inadequate)
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Verb lack has 1 sense
- miss, lack - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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