What is another word for DEFICIENCY?
Synonyms for DEFICIENCY
dɪˈfɪʃ ən side·fi·cien·cy
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
deficiency
Synonyms:
dearth, defect, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, wantAntonyms:
dissipation, excess, exorbitance, extravagance, intemperance, lavishness, overplus, prodigality, profusion, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surplus, waste, wastefulness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deficiency
Synonyms:
want, imperfection, lack, shortcoming
Princeton's WordNet
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, deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiencyinsufficiency, inadequacy, deficiencynoun
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Synonyms:
lack, inadequacy, deficiency, want, inadequateness, insufficiency
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deficiencynoun
Synonyms:
want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, DEFICITdeficiencynoun
Synonyms:
failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deficiencynoun
Synonyms:
inadequacy, insufficiency, shortage, meagreness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#183 | need | |
#254 | want | |
#1089 | wish | |
#1779 | economy | |
#2278 | failure | |
#2498 | lack | |
#3459 | disability | |
#3761 | poverty | |
#4114 | gap | |
#8380 | deficit | |
#9974 | wishing | |
#10327 | defect | |
#10765 | deficiency | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#10997 | impairment | |
#11775 | shortage | |
#13612 | deficiencies | |
#16176 | flaw | |
#19109 | deprivation | |
#23993 | shortfall | |
#26773 | compensatory | |
#31954 | insufficiency | |
#38678 | loophole | |
#43809 | inadequacy | |
#47177 | dearth | |
#51146 | countervailing | |
#51563 | irregularity | |
#55058 | lacuna | |
#55818 | shortcoming | |
#56562 | imperfection | |
#95106 | frugality | |
#95248 | destitution | |
#112192 | privation | |
#229574 | neediness |
How to use DEFICIENCY in a sentence?
The most striking change in clinical presentation of celiac disease over time has been the decrease of diarrhea as the leading symptom and the progressive increase of other non-classical gastrointestinal symptoms (such as constipation, bloating and alternate bowel habits as well as gastro-esophageal reflux, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia), a high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.
I don’t want to say that if somebody is depressed it’s because of a vitamin deficiency.
We know now we can use PARP inhibitors in the first-line setting beyond women with BRCA mutations, i think the key question really is, what about patients that don't have HR deficiency?
In countries where the food system is less sophisticated and we see crushing poverty, the margin between harvest season and hungry season is palpable, these populations can dip into actual deficiency with Vitamin A, especially in respect to young, growing children who can become what we call ‘night blind.'.
A significant safety concern does not necessarily indicate a particular safety deficiency in the air navigation service providers, airlines (air operators), aircraft or aerodrome; but, rather, indicates that the State is not providing sufficient safety oversight to ensure the effective implementation of applicable ICAO Standards.
Translations for DEFICIENCY
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- недостиг, недостатък, дефицитBulgarian
- deficiènciaCatalan, Valencian
- nedostatekCzech
- mangelDanish
- MangelGerman
- puuttellisuus, puute, vajausFinnish
- carence, déficienceFrench
- easnamh, easpa, easpacht, díothacht, uireasaIrish
- easbhaidhScottish Gaelic
- कमीHindi
- hiányHungarian
- kekuranganIndonesian
- deficienzaItalian
- 欠乏症Japanese
- დეფიციტიGeorgian
- takarepatangaMāori
- tekortDutch
- mangelNorwegian
- deficiență, insuficiențăRomanian
- недостаток, порок, нехватка, дефект, неполноценность, дефицитRussian
- bristSwedish
- sự thiếu hụtVietnamese
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