shortage - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for shortage , a list of similar words for shortage from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

Synonyms

• deficit
• shortage
• shortfall

More generic

• deficiency
• inadequacy
• insufficiency

More specific

• oxygen deficit

Noun

an acute insufficiency

Synonyms

• dearth
• famine
• shortage

More generic

• deficiency
• lack
• want

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