Deficient and Missing

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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Missing and deficient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Missing" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Missing adjective - No longer possessed.

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Deficient and missing are semantically related. You can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Missing".

Nearby Words: miss, mission, missed

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Missing and Deficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/missing

Deficient & Missing. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/missing>.

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