Lacking and Replete

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Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

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Replete is an antonym for lacking.

Nearby Words: lack, lacked

Replete adjective - Having an excess of body fat.

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Lacking is an antonym for replete in topics: filled, full.

Nearby Word: repletion

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Replete and Lacking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/replete

Lacking & Replete. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/replete>.

Replete or Lacking. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lacking/replete.

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