You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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Lack
/læk/
Synonyms for "lack" (189 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Noun(13 words)
deficiencywantinsufficiencyshortageshortcomingabsenceabsencesalmost nonebe deficient inbe short ofbe voiddearthdeficiencies
absenceadulterationarrearageawaynessbare cupboardbare subsistencebe found wantingbe in wantbe insufficientbe pinchedbe poorbeggarlinessbeggaryblankbreakcollapsecome shortdearthdeclinedefalcation
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Adjective(1 words)
clear absence
Strong matches (57)
deficiencydeficitdemanddeprivationdestitutiondiscontinuitydroughtempty purseerroneousnessfailfail offailurefall awayfall shortfall shyfallibilityfaminefaultinessgapgo
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go on welfaregrinding povertygripehand-to-mouth existencehiatushomelessnessimmaturityimpairmentimperfectionimpoverishmentimpurityinaccuracyinadequacyinadequatenessincompletenessindigenceinexactitudeinexactnessinsubstantialinsufficiencyintervalkick the beamlacunalaglose ground
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
linguistic paucity
Related words (94)
Noun(24 words)
meagernessmissneedneedingno additionalno analysisno diagnosisno indexno instructionno toolnonbeingnonrepresentationnonsufficiencynot owned bypaucitypenuryrarenessrarityscantinessscarcity
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mediocritymendicancymissmissing linkmoneylessnessnecessitousnessnecessityneedneedinessnevernessnonexistencenonoccurrencenonpresencenot answernot hack itnot make itnot make outnot measure upnot qualifynot stretch
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not sufficenowherenessomissionoutagepatchinesspaucitypauperismpauperizationpenurypinchpovertyprivationrequirerun shortrun short ofscantinessscarcityshortageshortcomingshortfallsketchinessslumpstarvationstarvestop shortsubtractionullageunderageundevelopmentunevennessunperfectednessunsoundnesswantwantage
Determiner(14 words)
no clubno demonstrationno descriptorno evidence ofno frameworkno guidanceno patternno policyno prizesno problemsno processno signno talliesno trace
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More general
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14 entriesCollocations
8 entrieslack of datalack of evidencelack of experiencelack of fundslack of interestlack of resourceslack of supportlack of time
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
It's not the time but the will that you lack.
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I'll make allowances for your lack of experience.
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The lack of modern post facilities caused trouble for many shippers.
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