Phrase guide

for lack of

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep

Meaning 1

Synonym of for want of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • December 2019 Letters: Boulder’s demographic stagnation; Republicans are funny; an invisible minority Boulder Daily Camera Yet there is an invisible minority of those with these disorders who, unlike those poster children we think of, pass, for lack of a better word, undetected in our daily lives. It’s likely everyone knows at least one person with autism, dyslexia, or another disorder without knowing it, and because they are an invisible minority, our daily actions affect them far more dramatically.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: for want of

Antonyms: none provided

History

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