Synonyms for deficient
dɪˈfɪʃ əntde·fi·cient

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1. deficient

   Synonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deformed, fallible, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

   Antonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

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1. deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)adjective

   inadequate in amount or degree

   "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

   Antonyms:
   equal, adequate, standard

2. insufficient, deficientadjective

   of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

   "insufficient funds"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, lacking(p), wanting(p), inferior, substandard

   Antonyms:
   equal, adequate, standard

3. deficient, inferior, substandardadjective

   falling short of some prescribed norm

   "substandard housing"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, subscript, lacking(p), wanting(p), inferior, substandard

   Antonyms:
   adequate, equal, standard

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1. deficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, not full, not perfect

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1. deficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, imperfect, meagre, scanty, inadequate, insufficient

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1. List of paraphrases for "deficient":

   flawed, inadequate, insufficient, defective, poor, weak, infirm, incomplete

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1. Peter DeFazio:

   Enbridge's actions leading up to the spill were deplorable: federal investigators found that Enbridge's integrity management procedures were so deficient that Enbridge allowed well-documented crack defects in corroded areas to propagate until the pipeline failed.

2. Danine Fruge:

   It's very easy to get enough magnesium. I think the reason so many people are deficient is because a lot of food and drink can make magnesium unavailable to their bodies.

3. David Bahlman:

   It's bittersweet, it's discouraging because we told them all the reasons why they shouldn't renovate Soldier Field 20 years ago. They didn't listen to us. And now, they're not happy with the things we told them were deficient in the Soldier Field plan.

4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

5. Jack Jacoub:

   Its not enough to know you’re iron deficient, the question is why?