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?
We might hypothetically possess ourselves of every technological resource on the North American continent, but as long as our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be revolutionary but not transformative.
This stark and increasing shift to more vulnerable populations, combined with the overwhelming numbers, and inadequate capacity to detain families and children at ICE and Health and Human Services, respectively, is creating a humanitarian crisis.
Invasive species ruin aquatic communities and their ecosystems, the EPA appeared to the take the path of least resistance by adopting an existing international standard that is inadequate to prevent their colonization.
From this perspective, continued large capital outflows could lower the country’s official reserves to a level that is regarded as inadequate without a serious tightening of capital controls.
The commandant [Gen. David Berger] took adverse administration action against [Castellvi], the commandant personally and formally counseled him for his failure to properly train the Marines and sailors for whom he was entrusted and for the inadequate evaluation of the AAV platoon before it was attached to the 15th MEU.
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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