Synonyms of shortage

Noun

1. deficit, shortage, shortfall, insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency

usage: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

2. dearth, famine, shortage, lack, deficiency, want

usage: an acute insufficiency

Definition and meaning of shortage (Dictionary)