lacking — OAT

lacking

adjective

1 proof was lacking:

absent, missing, nonexistent, not present, unavailable, not to be found.

▷antonyms present, plentiful.

2 the advocate general found the government lacking on two counts:

deficient, defective, inadequate, wanting, limited, flawed, faulty, insufficient, unacceptable, impaired, imperfect, second-rate, restricted, inferior.

▷antonyms perfect.

3 the game was lacking in atmosphere:

without, devoid of, bereft of, bankrupt of, destitute of, empty of, deprived of, free from/of;

deficient in, low on, short on, in need of;

informal minus.

▷antonyms full of.