INADEQUACY Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word inadequacy. (close relations)
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| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| inadequateness | nounn | |||||
noun • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||
| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| meagerness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||
| paucity | nounn | |||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| poverty | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||||||
| scantiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager • Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| shortfall | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required | ||||||
| want | verbv | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||
| insufficience | nounn | |||||
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