It is true he is a learned man, but he lacks common sense.
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Lacks
//læks//
Synonyms for "lacks" (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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Tom lacks confidence in himself.
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This organization lacks unity.
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Your explanation lacks concreteness.
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