69 entries under need topic. ×

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dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
26
lack(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
20
want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
20
deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
18
scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
16
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
10
absence(noun, weakness, want, lack)
9
deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
8
defect(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
5
meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
4
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
4
skimpiness(noun, lack, inadequacy, absence)
3
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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