Deficit and Need

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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
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Need is a synonym for deficit in necessity topic. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Deficit".
Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Usage example: when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape
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Deficit is a synonym for need. You can use "Deficit" instead a noun "Need".
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

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emotional emotional deficit emotional need
severe severe deficit severe need
large large deficit large need
extreme extreme deficit extreme need
Other adjectives: huge, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Ultimately France's refusal, Germany's food deficit, and Germany's need for industrial workers resulted in them... cutting the dead weight... of all Undesirables unable to serve as slaves in German firms.
    Source: Reassigned To Antarctica / Real Life
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