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miss vs lack

lack vs miss

miss and lack both are nouns.

miss and lack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
lack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, miss and lack are synonyms defined as:
  • miss and lack: be without
As verbs, lack is a hyponym of miss; that is, lack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than miss:
  • miss: be without
  • lack: To be insufficiently prepared
Other hyponyms of miss include want, exclude.
miss (noun) lack (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
a young female
miss (verb) lack (verb)
leave undone or leave out be without
fail to experience To be insufficiently prepared
fail to reach
feel or suffer from the lack of
fail to reach or get to
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and lack

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