be found lacking
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Definition of be found lacking - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

assessment resultjudged as not having enough of something needed
  • His explanation was found lacking by the teacher.
  • The proposal was found lacking by the committee.
  • Her skills were found lacking for the job.
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Expressions with found

found its wayv.
moves or arrives at a place often after some difficulty
The lost letter found its way to the correct address.
get found outv.
be discovered doing something wrong or secret
He tried to cheat but got found out.
nowhere to be foundadj.
completely absent or unavailable
The document was nowhere to be found in the office.
found moneyn.
unexpected money received without effort
Winning the lottery felt like found money.
paradise foundn.
perfectly satisfying condition, in a setting or experience
With the new job and home, she felt paradise found at last.
be found wantingv.
considered lacking in a required quality
His performance was found wanting in several areas.

Expressions with lacking

lacking inadj.
not having enough of something
The report was lacking in detail.
be sadly lacking inv.
not have enough of something important, in a disappointing way
The team is sadly lacking in experience.
sadly lackingadj.
not having enough of something important or needed
The report is sadly lacking in details.
sorely lackingadj.
missing or not enough in a very serious way
The team is sorely lacking in experience.
conspicuously lacking inadj.
obviously missing an important quality or feature
The report is conspicuously lacking in details.

Terms related to be found lacking

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
lacklacklusterdeficientfailfall shortincompleteinsufficientunfitunmetunqualified

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  1. French:manquer, ...
  2. German:als unzureichend befunden werden, ...
  3. Italian:risultare carente, ...
  4. Spanish:ser considerado insuficiente, ...
  5. Portuguese:ser considerado insuficiente, ...
  6. Chinese:被认为不足, ...
  7. Japanese:不十分と判断される, ...
  8. Arabic:وُجِدَ ناقِصًا, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִימָּצֵא לוֹקֶה בַּחֶסֶר, ...
  10. Russian:оказаться недостаточным, ...
  11. Ukrainian:визнати недостатнім, ...
  12. Hindi:अपर्याप्त पाया जाना, ...

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