Lack and Surplus

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Lack

Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Usage example: the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating
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Antonyms for Lack
Surplus is an antonym for lack in topics: shortage, sufficient, deficiency.
Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

Surplus

Surplus noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Usage example: we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic
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Antonyms for Surplus
Lack is an antonym for surplus in topics: deficit, extra material.
Nearby Word: surplusage
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relative relative lack relative surplus
small small lack small surplus
constant constant lack constant surplus
massive massive lack massive surplus
Other adjectives: large, huge, near, growing, resulting.

Both words in one sentence

  • They were due to unsafe equipment, usually WWII surplus rigs, and complete lack of any safety culture.
    Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life
  • Video Game / Anno Domini For instance, citizens may complain about a lack of electricity even if you have a surplus.
    Source: Video Game / Anno Domini
  • Puppeteer Parasite This will fool everyone until the critical moment, even though a possessed host usually starts exhibiting really strange symptoms such as a lack of emotion, a surplus of emotion, violent rampages, festering sores, a flue gill, or a penchant for ketchup.
    Source: Puppeteer Parasite
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