lacks
Doesn't have any
Lacks means is missing or does not have: The plan lacks detail, She lacks confidence.
It's the third-person singular of lack, which describes absence or insufficiency of something needed or desired.
What's lacking is usually abstract—qualities, resources, evidence—rather than physical objects: The proposal lacks merit, He lacks the experience for the job.
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- voidWithout legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- omissionFailure to include
- nonexistenceAbsence of being
gap · without · devoid · bereft · wanting · blank · bare · hollow
Deficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- paucityInsufficiency of amount
shortfall · undersupply · deficit · sparsity · meagerness · depletion · privation · unavailability
Shortfall in amount needed
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- inabilityLack of capacity
- incapabilityLack of competence
ineffectiveness · unfitness · shortcoming · failure · deficit · limitation · impotence · ineptitude
Intense wanting
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · wish · aspiration · appetite · pining · ache · deprivation · neediness
Makes necessary
- needsEssential requirements
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- essentialFundamentally necessary
prerequisite · demand · must-have · basic · fundamental · vital · crucial · necessary
missing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
nonexistence · gap · without · devoid · bereft · wanting · blank · bare · hollow · empty
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
paucity · shortfall · undersupply · deficit · sparsity · meagerness · depletion · privation · unavailability · drought
insufficiency
Shortfall in amount needed
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- inabilityLack of capacity
incapability · ineffectiveness · unfitness · shortcoming · failure · deficit · limitation · impotence · ineptitude · unsuitability
desire
Intense wanting
hunger · thirst · wish · aspiration · appetite · pining · ache · deprivation · neediness · poverty
requires
Makes necessary
- needsEssential requirements
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
essential · prerequisite · demand · must-have · basic · fundamental · vital · crucial · necessary · indispensable
- 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, lacked, lackadaisical, lacklustre, alack