Synonyms for deficiency
dɪˈfɪʃ ən side·fi·cien·cy

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1. deficiencynoun

   Antonyms:
   excess

2. deficiencynoun

   Antonyms:
   excess

3. deficiencynoun

   Antonyms:
   excess

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1. deficiency

   Synonyms:
   dearth, defect, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, want

   Antonyms:
   dissipation, excess, exorbitance, extravagance, intemperance, lavishness, overplus, prodigality, profusion, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surplus, waste, wastefulness

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1. deficiency

   Synonyms:
   want, imperfection, lack, shortcoming

   Antonyms:
   fullness, abundance

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1. lack, deficiency, wantnoun

   the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

   "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

   Synonyms:
   neediness, need, deprivation, wishing, wish, want, privation, lack, inadequacy, insufficiency

2. insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiencynoun

   lack of an adequate quantity or number

   "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

   Synonyms:
   lack, inadequacy, want, inadequateness, insufficiency

Matched Categories

1. • Amount
   • Need

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1. deficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, DEFICIT

2. deficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side

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1. deficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   inadequacy, insufficiency, shortage, meagreness

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1. List of paraphrases for "deficiency":

   shortcoming, irregularity, gap, impairment, deficit, disability, lack, weakness, inadequacy, shortage, shortfall, flaw, defect, insufficiency, compensatory, lacuna, deficiencies, countervailing, failure, loophole

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1. Simon Mays:

   Being indoors away from sunshine was probably a key factor, infant care practices that were innocuous in a Mediterranean climate may have been enough to tip babies into vitamin D deficiency under cloudy northern skies.

2. Margarita Rohr:

   Vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by a poor diet, so aim to get more lean meat, fish, and dairy into your meals. But sometimes low levels are triggered by an absorption issue. If your diet is high in B12 but you shiver all the time, check in with your doctor for a vitamin B12 test. RELATED : 21 Important Facts About Vitamin B12 Deficiency You're a woman Find yourself in a constant battle with your spouse or male officemates for control of the thermostat ? Turns out that feeling cold really is a gendered condition. In general, women are better at conserving heat than men.

3. Nazareno Paolocci:

   BDNF deficiency may not cause full-blown disease, but it could be the proverbial straw that leads to a 'broken heart,'.

4. Melissa Majumdar:

   A B12 deficiency may take years to develop, so supplementing in advance if you don't eat animal foods like meat, fish, eggs and dairy is key.

5. Subhankar Saha:

   There might have been a deficiency in the system in the SWIFT room, two (SWIFT) engineers came and visited the bank after the heist and suggested to upgrade the system.