Lacking
Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Usage example: we felt the afternoon television offerings were somewhat lacking in entertainment value
Plentiful
Plentiful adjective - Being more than enough without being excessive.
Usage example: a plentiful amount of strawberries that will be more than enough for a couple of pies
Both words in one sentence
- It also doesn't help that by contrast, human villains are more plentiful, more evil and generally lacking in character.
Source: Franchise Original Sin -
Especially in Dobrinja, where all open space was very lacking in concealment and cover but apartment complexes were huge and plentiful.
Source: Missing Backblast
Cite this Source
Plentiful and Lacking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/plentiful
Lacking & Plentiful. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/plentiful>.
Plentiful or Lacking. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/plentiful.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "lacking" and "plentiful" have occurred on timeline