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lack(base, need, deficiency)
16
need(verb, base)
11
scarcity(deficiency, enough)
10
want(verb, base)
7
shortage
6
deficiency(excess, enough)
5
necessity
4
poverty
4
insufficiency
3
paucity
3
inadequacy
3
scantiness(excess, enough)
2
dearth
2
deficit
2
shortfall
1
failure
1
absence
1
defect
1
deprivation
1
destitution
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APASmart Define. (2015). surplus thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/surplus/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "surplus thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/surplus/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
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