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Synonyms for insufficient
ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ əntin·suf·fi·cient
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insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
unsufficientinsufficientadjective
Not sufficient.
Synonyms:
unsufficient
English Synonyms and Antonyms
insufficient
Synonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, 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
insufficient, deficientadjective
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
"insufficient funds"
Synonyms:
lacking(p), deficient, wanting(p), inferior, substandardAntonyms:
enough, adequate, comfortable, sufficient, decent
Dictionary of English Synonymes
insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
inadequate, incompetent, unequal, incapable, unfit, not sufficient
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
inadequate, deficient, incommensurate, lacking
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "insufficient":
inadequate, sufficient, inadequacy, insufficiency, deficient, lack, enough, unsatisfactory, adequate, kefaya, shortage, poor, shortfall, weak
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#963 | enough | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2498 | lack | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4981 | weak | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10226 | useless | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#11775 | shortage | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#23993 | shortfall | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#25409 | unequal | |
#26977 | disqualified | |
#29086 | unqualified | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#31954 | insufficiency | |
#38072 | substandard | |
#43809 | inadequacy |
How to use insufficient in a sentence?
In the preliminary investigation, the co-pilot was found to be smoking an e-cigarette, smoke diffused into the passenger cabin and relevant air conditioning components were wrongly shut off, without notifying the captain, which resulted in insufficient oxygen.
Individuals who obtain insufficient sleep are more likely to attend to and remember negative events in general, additionally, individuals with sleep difficulties are more likely to focus their attention specifically on their sleep and the sleep of those around them.
Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume:
Partnerships are generally not a bad idea if one's own competencies are insufficient. But we are on the one hand part of a strong company and on the other hand have no plans to lead the charge in this area. We'll leave that to others.
What the 99 percent figure does not tell us is how many terminal patients did n’t know about expanded access, had a doctor with insufficient time to complete the process, etc..
The inspector general's report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a United States presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken.
Translations for insufficient
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- غير كافArabic
- insuficientCatalan, Valencian
- nedostatečnýCzech
- ungenügend, unzureichendGerman
- ανεπαρκήςGreek
- insuficienteSpanish
- ناکافیPersian
- puutteellinen, vajanainen, riittämätönFinnish
- insuffisantFrench
- insuficienteGalician
- नाकाफीHindi
- cukupIndonesian
- insufficienteItalian
- לא מספיקHebrew
- 不十分Japanese
- niet voldoendeDutch
- utilstrekkeligNorwegian
- niewystarczającyPolish
- insuficientePortuguese
- insuficient, nesuficient, neîndestulătorRomanian
- недостаточныйRussian
- otillräckligSwedish
- போதியTamil
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