To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
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Lacked
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Synonyms for "lacked" (148 found)
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inexistenceinsubstantialinsufficiencyintervalkick the beamlacunalaglose groundmediocritymendicancymissing linkmoneylessnessnecessitousnessnecessityneedinessnevernessnonexistencenonoccurrencenonpresencenot answer
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not hack itnot make itnot make outnot measure upnot qualifynot stretchnot sufficenowherenessomissionoutagepatchinesspaucitypauperismpauperizationpenurypinchpovertyprivationrequirerun shortrun short ofscantinessshortcomingshortfallsketchinessslumpstarvationstarvestop shortsubtractionullageunderageundevelopmentunevennessunperfectednessunsoundnesswantwantage
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Verb(1 words)
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The girl lacked musical ability.
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The game lacked excitement.
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His voice was flat and lacked enthusiasm.
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