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Synonyms for inadequacy in English

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inadequacy:
- inadequacy; poorness; faultiness; deficiency; imperfection; inadequateness; insufficiency

English

Detailed Synonyms for inadequacy in English

inadequacy:

inadequacy [the ~] noun

the inadequacy
the inadequacy; the poorness; the faultiness; the deficiency; the imperfection
- inadequacy [the ~] noun
- poorness [the ~] noun
- faultiness [the ~] noun
- deficiency [the ~] noun
- imperfection [the ~] noun
the inadequacy

– unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate ¹
the inadequacy; the inadequateness
– unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate ¹
- inadequacy [the ~] noun
- inadequateness [the ~] noun
the inadequacy

– lack of an adequate quantity or number ¹
the deficiency; the inadequacy; the insufficiency
– lack of an adequate quantity or number ¹
- deficiency [the ~] noun
- inadequacy [the ~] noun
  - the inadequacy of unemployment benefits¹
- insufficiency [the ~] noun
the inadequacy

– a lack of competence ¹
the inadequacy; the insufficiency
– a lack of competence ¹
- inadequacy [the ~] noun
  - juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents¹
- insufficiency [the ~] noun

Related Words for "inadequacy":

inadequacies, adequacy

Alternate Synonyms for "inadequacy":

Antonyms for "inadequacy":

adequacy; sufficiency

Related Definitions for "inadequacy":

unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate¹
lack of an adequate quantity or number¹
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits¹
a lack of competence¹
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University