INADEQUATE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word inadequate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| deficient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement adjective satellite • inadequate in amount or degree • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||
| insufficient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | ||||||
| jejune | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity • lacking interest or significance or impact | ||||||
| poor | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||
| short | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||
| unequal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure • lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | ||||||
