Sunday, October 20, 2019
20 Synonyms for Shortage
20 Synonyms for Shortage 20 Synonyms for ââ¬Å"Shortageâ⬠20 Synonyms for ââ¬Å"Shortageâ⬠By Mark Nichol Thereââ¬â¢s no shortage of synonyms for shortage, and though many of the terms are close in meaning, the variety of connotations is sufficient to merit this list. 1. Crunch: a sudden shortage (informal) 2. Dearth: a shortage, especially one with dire and severe effects, such as one of food 3. Deficiency: a shortage, including one of nutritional substances such as vitamins 4-5. Drought (or drouth): a shortage of precipitation, especially one that damages or stunts crops, or a shortage of something customarily available 6. Failure: a lack of success, as in business or a competition, or an instance of coming up short 7. Famine: a significant shortage, especially of food 8-9. Inadequacy (or inadequateness): a case or quality of not having enough 10. Insufficiency: the quality of not having enough capacity or supply, or of being incompetent 11. Lack: a shortage or an instance of something missing or not available in the necessary amount 12. Lacuna: a shortage or gap 13. Paucity: a shortage of number or quantity 14. Pinch: a sudden shortage (informal); also, an emergency, or an instance of pressure or privation 15. Poverty: a shortage, especially of money or material goods, or such a state deliberately entered into (as by a monk who renounces ownership of worldly goods) 16. Scantiness: a shortage of what is expected or needed 17-18. Scarceness (or scarcity): a supply that amounts to less than the demand 19. Undersupply: a quantity that is less than required 20. Want: a shortage or a fault, or of being extreme poor; also, something wanted Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:The Royal Order of Adjectives 15 Types of DocumentsThe Difference Between "Un-" and "Dis-"
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