69 entries under need topic. ×

35
insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
30
dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
30
lack(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
22
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
21
want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
19
deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
19
scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
18
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
absence(noun, weakness, want, lack)
14
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
10
deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
8
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
8
meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
6
skimpiness(noun, failure, lack, failing)
5
defect(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
5
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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