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- [lak]
- /læk/
- /læk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lak]
- /læk/
Definitions of lacked word
- noun lacked deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill. 1
- noun lacked something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack. 1
- verb with object lacked to be without or deficient in: to lack ability; to lack the necessities of life. 1
- verb with object lacked to fall short in respect of: He lacks three votes to win. 1
- verb without object lacked to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable: Three votes are lacking to make a majority. 1
- noun lacked Simple past tense and past participle of lack. 1
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Origin of lacked
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English lak; cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac deficiency; akin to Old Norse lakr deficient
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Parts of speech for Lacked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lacked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lacked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lacked
verb lacked
- needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- required — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- wanted — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- missed — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- outed — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
noun lacked
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
- defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- stinted — to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money.
Antonyms for lacked
verb lacked
noun lacked
- glutted — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
- advantaged — A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
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