What is another word for inadequate?
Synonyms for inadequate
ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪtin·ad·e·quate
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
inadequate
Synonyms:
disqualified, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessAntonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable
Princeton's WordNet
inadequate, unequaladjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
"inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"
Antonyms:
equal, competent, capable, adequate to(p), equal to(p), up to(p), sufficient, adequateinadequate, poor, shortadjective
not sufficient to meet a need
"an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
Synonyms:
pitiable, pathetic, brusque, brusk, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, short(p), miserable, curt, light, unequal, unretentive, wretched, myopic, short, scant(p), piteous, unforesightful, little, shortsighted, forgetfulAntonyms:
up to(p), adequate, capable, sufficient, competent, adequate to(p), equal to(p), equal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inadequateadjective
Synonyms:
insufficient, unequal, disproportionateinadequateadjective
Synonyms:
incomplete, defective
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inadequateadjective
Synonyms:
insufficient, deficient, defective, incomplete, imperfect
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "inadequate":
insufficient, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, unsatisfactory, deficient, sufficient, poor, inadequacy, kefaya, adequate, lack, flawed, incomplete, enough, weak, insufficiency, disproportionate, shortage
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#398 | little | |
#613 | light | |
#746 | short | |
#963 | enough | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2498 | lack | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4981 | weak | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#8060 | incomplete | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10226 | useless | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#11775 | shortage | |
#13530 | improper | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#20172 | curt | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#25409 | unequal | |
#26977 | disqualified | |
#28223 | disproportionate | |
#29086 | unqualified | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#31954 | insufficiency | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#43288 | hapless | |
#43809 | inadequacy | |
#59855 | myopic | |
#64449 | forgetful | |
#87130 | shortsighted | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#119822 | pitiable | |
#131273 | brusque |
How to use inadequate in a sentence?
Pregnancies at high-altitudes are characterized by chronic hypoxia, or an inadequate supply of oxygen, which is consistently associated with a higher risk of fetal growth restriction.
There can be no doubt left after this week's events that Europe's Operation Triton is a woefully inadequate replacement for Italy's Mare Nostrum.
The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.
Marianne Williamson, Return to Love, 1992:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
I think it's also important to keep in mind that the risks of any medication -- whether it's ondansetron or any other medication -- need to be balanced against the risks of inadequate treatment or no treatment, particularly in those patients that have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, or hyperemesis gravidarum, those conditions carry some real risks themselves -- dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities -- and a lot of these patients require admission to the hospital if they're not adequately treated.
Translations for inadequate
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- غير كافArabic
- inadequatCatalan, Valencian
- unzulänglich, unangemessenGerman
- ανεπαρκήςGreek
- inadecuadoSpanish
- vaillinainen, puutteellinen, sopimaton, riittämätönFinnish
- inadéquatFrench
- memadaiIndonesian
- inadeguatoItalian
- 不十分, 不適当Japanese
- inadequaat, onvoldoende, ongeschikt, ontoereikendDutch
- neadecvată, neadecvat, nepotrivit, inadecvată, inadecvatRomanian
- недостаточный, неадекватныйRussian
- kıt, az, yetersizTurkish
- ناکافیUrdu
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