Deficit
Deficit noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: a growing deficit in the number of hours devoted to sleep
Necessity and deficit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Deficit".
Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional deficit | emotional necessity |
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Necessity and Deficit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficit/necessity
Deficit & Necessity. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficit/necessity>.
Necessity or Deficit. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficit/necessity.
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