Synonyms and Antonyms for
deficiency
1. deficiency (n.)
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Synonyms:
mineral deficiency
stringency
lack
dearth
famine
absence
deficit
want
demand
need
tightness
shortness
shortage
Antonyms:
presence
nonstandard
standard
loss
gain
2. deficiency (n.)
lack of an adequate quantity or number
Synonyms:
scantness
scantiness
leanness
inadequacy
amount
meagreness
slenderness
insufficiency
shortfall
deficit
scarcity
shortage
meagerness
scarceness
exiguity
poorness
Antonyms:
abundance
sufficiency
adequacy
fatness
satisfactoriness
