inadequate

Plural: inadequates

Adjective

• lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  • "inadequate training"
  • "the staff was inadequate"

Adjective Satellite

• not sufficient to meet a need
  • "an inadequate income"

Adj

• Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Noun

• A person who is inadequate.

Examples

• inadequate representation
• inadequate resources

Synonyms

poor, short, unequal, awanting, deficient, dismal, exiguous, geason, inadequate, insufficient, lank, lean, meager, measly, paltry, raunchy, scant, scantling, scanty, scarce, skimpy, sleazy, slender, spare, sparse, threadbare, unsufficient, wanting, wanty

Antonyms

adequate, abundant, enough, plentiful, sufficient, unexiguous

Related Words

inadequacy, subminimal

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