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the fact or state of being absent<the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating>Synonymsabsence, dearth, wantRelated Wordsdeficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, skimpiness; deprivation, loss, necessity, need, needfulness, omission; privation; vacuum, voidNear Antonymsabundance, amplitude, bounty, plenitude, plenty, wealth; adequacy, sufficiency; excess, overabundance, oversupply, surfeit, surplus; deluge, flood; heap, mountain, peck, pile, pot, quantity, raft, stack, volume, wad; fund, pool, stock, supply; hoard, stockpileAntonymspresence
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a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number<the lack of eligible candidates for the jury kept the trial from getting started>— see deficiency
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a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful<the lack of fresh water at the campsite was a problem, but fortunately we had thought to bring enough bottled water from home>— see need 1
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