lacking

Plural: lackings

Verb

• be without
• present participle and gerund of lack

Adjective Satellite

• inadequate in amount or degree
  • "lacking in stamina"
• nonexistent
  • "her appetite was lacking"

Noun

• The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.

Adj

• Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

Examples

• A few of the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle are lacking.
• The team was lacking in stamina and lost the match decidedly.
• This cheese is lacking in pungency.

Synonyms

absent, deficient, lack, miss, missing, wanting, awanting, bereft of, deficient of, deprived of, destitute of, devoid of, lack#Noun, lacking, leer, robbed of, shorn of, stripped of, void of

Antonyms

have, present

Related Words

lose, loss, rare

Anagrams of lacking