Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lack

1 sense of lack

Sense 1
lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost")
       => need, demand -- (a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lack

1 sense of lack

Sense 1
miss, lack -- (be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!")