All lacking synonyms
lack·ing
L l adj lacking
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- short — having little length; not long.
- needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- missing — Missing definition
- needing — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
- without — with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
- sans — without.
adjective lacking
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
preposition lacking
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- short of — having little length; not long.
- outside of — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- with the exception of — except for, save
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- except — Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.