Synonyms for deficit
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- deficits → shortages, short-falls, lacks, wants…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deficit | steady | |
| defalcation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- want1, lack1
- 8 letters
- shortage2
- 11 letters
- defalcation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shortage2 = 2 syllables).