22 entries under deficit topic. ×

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shortage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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deficiency(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
13
inadequacy(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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insufficiency(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
lack(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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default(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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arrears(noun, loss, imperfection, shortage, discrepancy)
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incompleteness(noun, loss, imperfection, insufficiency)
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underage(noun, weakness, condition, loss, excess)
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defectiveness(noun, loss, imperfection, insufficiency)
3
loss(noun, want, need, reduction, deficiency)
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gap(noun, loss, incompleteness, underperformance)
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due bill(expression, loss, shortage, discrepancy)
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in the hole(noun, expression, idiom, loss, imperfection)
1
in the red(noun, expression, idiom, loss, imperfection)
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insufficience(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
red ink(noun, expression, loss, imperfection)
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dead horse(expression, loss, shortage, discrepancy)
0
deficit imperfection(noun, expression, loss, underperformance)
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APASmart Define. (2015). shortfall thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shortfall/thesaurus/synonyms
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