for lack of
Due to absence
For lack of means because of the absence or shortage of something: For lack of a better term, let's call it a setback.
The phrase usually explains why something happened or didn't happen: The project failed for lack of funding.
It can suggest that available options are inadequate: I chose this one for lack of anything better.
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
- insteadAs a replacement
- second bestRanked just below top
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
making do · deficiency · scarcity · dearth · absence · workaround · void · replacement · substitute · bereft · shortage · proxy · stand-in · time constraints · bare minimum · fallback · last resort · adaptation
causal attribution
for lack ofthanks to
Because of someone's contribution
due to · because of · owing to · by virtue of · on account of