Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with lack in American Collocation
lack
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/læk/
clearly
completely
entirely
totally
Her new book completely lacks the originality of her first novel.
ability or knowledge or experience
ability
capacity
experience
knowledge
skill
He lacked the experience necessary to do the job.
a special quality
finesse
originality
pace
punch
sophistication
spark
sparkle
The film lacks the punch of films such as Memento and Jacob’s Ladder.
power/strength
power
resources
strength
This song could find itself inside the top three but might just lack the strength to make it to number one.
personal quality
ambition
charisma
confidence
courage
imagination
motivation
sense
wisdom
He confessed freely that he lacked the courage to speak out.
quality that makes something believable
conviction
credibility
We were creating chances now but too many of our shots lacked any conviction.
clear quality
clarity
coherence
The argument presented lacked any coherence.
thorough and careful quality
depth
rigour
Equipment work was generally good throughout, although some of the execution felt like it lacked rigour at times.