deficiency

The word “deficiency” has 4 syllables: de-fi-cien-cy

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

What is synonym and antonym for deficiency?

In the thesaurus, “deficiency” has 29 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deficiency along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deficiency

absence
crunch
dearth
deficit
drought
drouth
failure
famine
inadequacy
inadequateness
insufficiency
lack
lacuna
meagerness
necessity
need
omission
paucity
pinch
poorness
poverty
privation
scantiness
scarceness
scarcity
shortage
skimpiness
undersupply
want

Antonyms for deficiency

abundance
adequacy
amplitude
bountifulness
copiousness
excess
opulence
overabundance
oversupply
plenitude
plenty
sufficiency
surfeit
surplus
wealth

Meanings of deficiency

noun
1. Inadequacy or incompleteness.
2. An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
3. The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
4. The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.

Example Sentences

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems worldwide.
The test revealed a deficiency in vitamin D levels.
A deficiency in communication caused confusion among the team members.
The engineer noted a structural deficiency in the bridge design.
His lack of experience showed a clear deficiency in leadership skills.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deficiency, such as: absence, abundance, adequacy, amplitude, bountifulness, copiousness, crunch.

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