69 entries under need topic. ×

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deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
29
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
24
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
23
lack(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
22
dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
20
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
20
want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
19
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
17
scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
14
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, skill, failure)
13
deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
absence(noun, state, weakness, want)
10
defect(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
8
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
8
meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
5
bankruptcy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
5
skimpiness(noun, failure, lack, failing)
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