deficit
nounHow many syllables in deficit?
There are 3 syllables in the word deficit.How to pronounce deficit:
Definition of deficit:
- deficit (noun):
- deficiency in amount or quality
- a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity
- the amount by which a sum is lower than that expected or required
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Synonyms for deficit:
absence
arrears
crunch
default
deficiency
drought
drouth
failure
famine
inadequacy
insufficiency
lack
lacuna
loss
oxygen deficit
paucity
poverty
scarcity
shortage
shortfall
undersupply
Antonyms for deficit:
abundance
accomplishment
accumulation
achievement
adequacy
adequate amount
adequate supply
advantage
affluence
ample
ample store
ampleness
amplitude
ascent
asset
balance
bellyful
benefit
betterment
blessing
bountifulness
bounty
bunch
bundle
cache
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In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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