noun
1.
Synonyms: failure 3, defalcation, deficit, inadequacy, insufficience, insufficiency, lack, scantiness, shortage, underage
Related Word: absence, default, defect, want
Contrasted words: copiousness, plenty; great deal, heap, lot, much
2.
Synonyms: imperfection , demerit, fault, shortcoming, sin
Related Word: dearth, defect, lack, privation, want; default, dereliction, miscarriage, neglect
Antonyms: excess