lacked
Was missing something
Lacked is the past tense of lack, meaning to be without something needed or desired.
The proposal lacked detail.
She lacked the confidence to speak up.
What is lacked may be tangible or abstract—resources, evidence, imagination, compassion.
Not present, whereabouts unknown
unavailability · nonexistence · without · devoid · bereft · empty · blank · wanting
Below required quantity
- deficientHaving too little
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
- unsatisfactoryNot good enough
meager · paltry · limited · sparse · scarce · minimal · unmet · substandard
Deficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
shortfall · deficit · paucity · undersupply · gap · meagerness · sparseness · poverty
missing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
omission · unavailability · nonexistence · without · devoid · bereft · empty · blank · wanting · deprived
insufficient
Below required quantity
- deficientHaving too little
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
unsatisfactory · meager · paltry · limited · sparse · scarce · minimal · unmet · substandard · wanting
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
inadequacy · shortfall · deficit · paucity · undersupply · gap · meagerness · sparseness · poverty · penury
- lack of sleepInadequate rest
- lack of faith
- for lack ofDue to deficiency of
- lack of trustAbsence of confidence
- lack of backbone
- lack of exerciseInsufficient physical activity
lack, lacking, slack, lackey, lacks, lackadaisical, lacklustre, lackadaisically