| less(adjective, preposition, importance, inferior, reduction) |
| without(adjective, preposition, bar, save, reduction) |
| negative(noun, adjective, weakness, inferior, limited) |
| deficient(adjective, poor, inadequate, reduction, shortcoming) |
| lacking(adjective, preposition, bar, save, reduction) |
| wanting(adjective, preposition, poor, reduction, deficient) |
| except(preposition, bar, failing, without, excluding) |
| bereft(adjective, loss, lacking, missing) |
| deduction |
| inferior(adjective, light, slight, low, importance) |
| lack(noun, verb, trouble, difficulty, weakness) |
| short(adjective, lower, poor, inadequate, deficient) |
| short of(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, preposition, bar) |
| subtraction |
| barring(bar, save, lacking, except, without) |
| diminished(adjective, lower, negative, short, reduction) |
| bereaved |
| denuded |
| devoid |
| disadvantage(noun, help, damage, difficulty, weakness) |