Lacking
Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Minus is a synonym for lacking in reduction topic. In some cases you can use "Minus" instead the word "Lacking" as an adjective or a preposition, when it comes to topics like wanting, deficient. informal substitute
Minus
Minus adjective - On the negative side or lower end of a scale.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The samurai are fairly competent, using Chakra to create energy blades and seem to possess the same superhuman feats as the Ninja (minus Elemental abilities) but the regular samurai suffer from wearing face-concealing masks and lacking names as can be seen by the few Sasuke encountered and killed.
Source: Samurai in Ninja Town
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