Shortage [noun]
Definition of Shortage:
deficiency
Synonyms of Shortage:
● Weakness
● Lack
● Dearth
● Failure
● Poverty
● Deficit
● Scarcity
● Lapse
● Paucity
● Want
● Pinch
● Underage
● Leanness
Opposite/Antonyms of Shortage:
Sentence/Example of Shortage:
There was a shortage in every kind of munitions, stores, and equipment.
The difficulty as to its shortage in men was met as soon as War was declared.
This shortage is a source of solicitude to the Government of the Republic.
Various reasons were given for the shortage of funds, but two of the teachers.
No wonder there is a shortage in London travelling facilities.
In some sections there is an oversupply of such labor; in other sections a shortage.
A shortage of men was nothing new to the ladies of this community.
Some one's shortage would be covered and his reputation saved.
Even then there were lamentations because of a shortage in the supply of pancakes.
In this case there was a shortage, and everybody became excited.