Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lack 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  lack 
 
  Sense  1 
  miss,  lack 
  =>  want  lack 
  =>  exclude 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lack 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  lack 
 
  Sense  1 
  miss,  lack 
  =>  want  lack 
  =>  exclude 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lack 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lack 
 
  2  senses  of  lack 
 
  Sense  1 
  miss,  lack 
 
  Sense  2 
  want  lack 
  =>  miss,  lack 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lack 
 
  lack  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lack 
 
  Sense  1 
  miss,  lack 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  want  lack 
  =>  miss,  lack 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lacking 
  blacking 
  slacking 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lack 
 
  The  verb  lack  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  miss,  lack  --  (be  without  "This  soup  lacks  salt";  "There  is  something  missing  in  my  jewellery  box!") 
  2.  (1)  want  lack  --  (be  without  lack;  be  deficient  in  "want  courtesy";  "want  the  strength  to  go  on  living";  "flood  victims  wanting  food  and  shelter") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lacking 
 
  The  adj  lacking  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  lacking,  missing,  nonexistent,  wanting  --  (not  existing;  "innovation  has  been  sadly  lacking";  "character  development  is  missing  from  the  book") 
  2.  (4)  deficient,  lacking,  wanting  --  (inadequate  in  amount  or  degree;  "a  deficient  education";  "deficient  in  common  sense";  "lacking  in  stamina";  "tested  and  found  wanting") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lacking 
 
  2  senses  of  lacking 
 
  Sense  1 
  lacking(prenominal),  missing,  nonexistent,  wanting(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  absent)  ->  present 
 
  Sense  2 
  deficient,  lacking(prenominal),  wanting(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inadequate)  ->  adequate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lacking 
 
  2  senses  of  lacking 
 
  Sense  1 
  lacking(prenominal),  missing,  nonexistent,  wanting(postnominal) 
  =>  absent  (vs.  present) 
 
  Sense  2 
  deficient,  lacking(prenominal),  wanting(prenominal) 
  =>  inadequate  (vs.  adequate) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lacking 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lacking 
 
  lacking  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lacking 
  lacking 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lack 
 
  The  verb  lack  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  miss,  lack  --  (be  without  "This  soup  lacks  salt";  "There  is  something  missing  in  my  jewellery  box!") 
  2.  (1)  want  lack  --  (be  without  lack;  be  deficient  in  "want  courtesy";  "want  the  strength  to  go  on  living";  "flood  victims  wanting  food  and  shelter") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lacking 
 
  The  adj  lacking  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  lacking,  missing,  nonexistent,  wanting  --  (not  existing;  "innovation  has  been  sadly  lacking";  "character  development  is  missing  from  the  book") 
  2.  (4)  deficient,  lacking,  wanting  --  (inadequate  in  amount  or  degree;  "a  deficient  education";  "deficient  in  common  sense";  "lacking  in  stamina";  "tested  and  found  wanting") 

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