Learn English – Synonyms and antonyms for “lacking” or “missing” when something is mandatory

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I am searching for the correct term usage in my Java code, although you don't need to know anything about programming to answer my question.

  • My "something" can be "required" (mandatory) or not (optional).
  • If it's required, then I want a term that indicates if it's missing or not
  • If it's not required, then it obviously cannot be "missing"

I know the terms I stated are "correct" but I'd like to know other synonyms or even antonym that would express that logic better.

I thought of "lacking", "absent", or "missing"
or the antonyms "filled", "exists", or something like this.

I know the semantics are about the same, but I'm sure there's a better way to describe it!

Best Answer

I would say your "something" is required or optional. If it's missing, then it is Undefined, if it's not missing, then it's Defined. (Those terms make more sense in the context of code than outside that context.) The container of your "something" can be Complete or Incomplete. Although Partial might be a better way to say incomplete.

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