wanting

  • 21wanting — Synonyms and related words: absconded, absent, adulterated, appetitive, arrested, away, bankrupt in, bare of, bereaved, bereaved of, bereft, bereft of, blemished, callow, cut off, damaged, defective, deficient, deleted, denuded, denuded of,… …

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  • 22wanting — [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj not as good as something should be UN peacekeeping forces were found wanting.[/ex] …

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  • 23wanting discretion — index imprudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24wanting in candor — index disingenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25wanting in probity — index dishonest, fraudulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26wanting in proportion — index disproportionate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27wanting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lacking, missing, absent. See absence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Deficient] Syn. destitute, poor, in default of, deprived of, denuded of, bereft of, devoid of, empty of, bankrupt in, cut off,… …

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  • 28wanting — want·ing || wÉ‘ntɪŋ / wÉ’n adj. missing, absent; deficient; lacking; without; less, minus wÉ‘nt /wÉ’nt n. desire; lack, shortage; poverty; need, demand v. desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished …

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  • 29wanting — adjective lacking in something required, necessary, or usual. ↘informal deficient in intelligence …

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  • 30wanting — a. 1. Deficient, defective, lacking, absent. 2. Slack, deficient, backward, lacking …

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