Synonyms|212Antonyms|91|Broader|6Narrower|7Related|76
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scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
straits(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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absence(noun, need, lack, inadequacy)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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asceticism(noun, poverty)
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avarice
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bare cupboard
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bare subsistence
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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begging
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debt(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
defect(noun, need, lack, absence)
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deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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depletion(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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destitute
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destituteness
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difficulties
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