This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.
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Shortage
/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "shortage" (115 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
dwindling resources
Related words (57)
Noun(22 words)
insufficiencylackingleannone leftnot existout ofoutagespinchespinchingresource gap exampleresource scarcityscantingscarcityscarcity of datashortfallsstarvationsstockoutthieuunderstockundersupply
Adjective(4 words)
limited availabilitylimited resourcesnegative quantityout of stock
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6 entriesfood shortagefuel shortageproduction shortageraw material shortageseasonal shortagewater shortage
Collocations
6 entriesacute shortagefood shortagelabor shortagesevere shortageshortage of fundswater shortage
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
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The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
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We are suffering from a severe water shortage this summer.
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There is a shortage of money in Brian's wallet and bank account.
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