0%

All wanting synonyms

wantΒ·ing
W w

adjective wanting

  • deficient β€” If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
  • inadequate β€” not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • imperfect β€” not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
  • defective β€” If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
  • below par β€” If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
  • lacking β€” being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
  • unfulfilled β€” not carried out or done: many unfulfilled requests.
  • absent β€” If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
  • bankrupt β€” People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
  • cooked β€” to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
  • deprived β€” Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
  • disappointing β€” failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
  • empty β€” A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
  • failing β€” Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
  • gone β€” past participle of go1 .
  • missing β€” Missing definition
  • needed β€” necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
  • omitted β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • scant β€” barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
  • short β€” having little length; not long.
  • shy β€” bashful; retiring.
  • away β€” If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
  • bereft β€” If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it.
  • cut off β€” If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
  • destitute β€” Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
  • devoid β€” destitute or void (of); free (from)
  • faulty β€” having faults or defects; imperfect.
  • half-baked β€” insufficiently cooked.
  • incomplete β€” not complete; lacking some part.
  • inferior β€” lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
  • less β€” not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
  • minus β€” less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
  • patchy β€” characterized by or made up of patches.
  • poor β€” having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
  • scanty β€” scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
  • scarce β€” insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
  • sketchy β€” like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
  • substandard β€” below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
  • unsound β€” not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.

preposition wanting

  • without β€” with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
  • short of β€” having little length; not long.
  • sans β€” without.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?