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Meaning of the word wanting in English

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wanting

US /ˈwɑːn.t̬ɪŋ/
UK /ˈwɒn.tɪŋ/

Adjective

lacking in a required or necessary quality.

Example:
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they weren't wanting in confidence
Synonym:
deficient inadequate lacking insufficient imperfect disappointing unsatisfying unacceptable flawed faulty defective impaired unsound substandard inferior second-rate poor shabby shoddy patchy sketchy limited restricted incomplete unfinished unpolished unrefined without in need of minus sans
Antonym:
sufficient acceptable
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Related Word:
want want for for (the) want of want ad want out