UNDERSUPPLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

undersupply

noun

ˌən-dər-sə-ˈplī

Definition of undersupply

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number an undersupply of affordable office space

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Recent Examples of undersupply Companies that make memory chips have always had to deal with periods of oversupply and undersupply. — Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026 Given these challenges and risks, establishing a new city will be an infrequent event and not an easy solution to housing undersupply. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026 Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undersupply

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Musk has repeatedly treated the sports car as a lower priority than Tesla’s other projects, while also blaming supply chain shortages for earlier delays.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The state prison system experiences chronic staffing shortages of corrections officers, nurses and physicians.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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High energy costs, coupled with record exits of foreign investors from its capital markets due to risk aversion and the lack of artificial intelligence play, have kept the rupee under pressure.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
What should make all hardcore wheelmen and wheelwomen happy is the lack of a huge center screen.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026

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