2
missing link(expression, idiom, incompleteness)
2
necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
part(noun, incompleteness)
2
penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
pittance(noun, insufficiency)
2
shortness(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
2
undersupply
2
unsoundness(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
2
weakness(noun, failure, fault, want, lack)
1
abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
abridgement(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
adulteration
1
aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
arrear
1
arrearage
1
basic(noun, want, essential, requirement, necessity)
1
blemish(noun, weakness, crack, failure, fault)
1
bug(noun, weakness, crack, fault, lack)
1
caret
1
crunch
11 years ago|10k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). shortage thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shortage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shortage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shortage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shortage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shortage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shortage thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shortage/thesaurus/synonyms>