Synonyms for shortage
ˈʃɔr tɪdʒshort·age

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1. shortagenoun

   Antonyms:
   glut, butter mountain, mountain

2. shortagenoun

   Antonyms:
   mountain, butter mountain, glut

3. shortagenoun

   Antonyms:
   butter mountain, mountain, glut

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1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

   the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

   "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, deficit, dearth, famine

2. dearth, famine, shortagenoun

   an acute insufficiency

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, deficit, dearth, paucity, famine

Matched Categories

1. • Insufficiency
   • Lack

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shortagenoun

   Synonyms:
   deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, deficit, ullage

   Antonyms:
   surplus

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1. List of paraphrases for "shortage":

   scarcity, shortages, lack, shortfall, dearth, paucity, deficit, inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency, insufficient, shortcoming, absence, penury, inadequate

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How to use shortage in a sentence?

1. The FDA:

   Drug shortages can occur for many reasons, including manufacturing and quality problems, delays and discontinuations, manufacturers provide FDA [with] most drug shortage information, and the agency works closely with them to prevent or reduce the impact of shortages.

2. Kyle Scott:

   We sold out a good three weeks before Thanksgiving, though it wasn't easy, there was a high demand for it and there apparently was a turkey shortage.

3. Takeshi Okuwaki:

   Manufacturers may slash output as the state of emergency will unavoidably hurt the economy, a shortage of chip supply will take time to fix, which will also weigh on Japan’s automobile production.

4. President Moon Jae-in:

   We will make sure that companies don't go bankrupt from the COVID-19 shocks. Normal, competitive companies will never be shut just because of a temporary liquidity shortage.

5. Rosa DeLauro:

   First, let me be clear : we should not have to choose between supply and safety, especially when it comes to a product we feed our babies. This product should face the most rigorous standards of safety, to ensure that it is safe to feed our children, the shortage persists because we are overly reliant on one manufacturer to get infant formula back on the shelf.