Bare and Lacking

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Bare

Bare adjective - Being this and no more.
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Lacking is a synonym for bare in empty topic. In some cases you can use "Lacking" instead an adjective "Bare", when it comes to topics like empty of, without covering or content.
Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Lacking

Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Usage example: we felt the afternoon television offerings were somewhat lacking in entertainment value
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Bare is a synonym for lacking. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead an adjective "Lacking".
Nearby Words: lack, lacked

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  • Accidental Art Thompson was a Ridiculous Procrastinator who was up against his deadline and, lacking anything to submit for his story on the Kentucky Derby other than his bare-bones notes on the event, simply started ripping pages out of his notebook and sending them in.
    Source: Accidental Art
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