inadequacy

in·ad·e·qua·cy

noun \(ˌ)i-ˈna-di-kwə-sē\

plural in·ad·e·qua·cies

Definition of INADEQUACY

1

: the quality or state of being inadequate

2

: insufficiency, deficiency

Examples of INADEQUACY

1. <the inadequacy of our servings was soon apparent, as hungry guests started clamoring for seconds>
2. <tried to blame others in order to hide the inadequacy of his leadership>

First Known Use of INADEQUACY

1787

Related to INADEQUACY

Synonyms: crunch, dearth, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, deficiency, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want

Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth

Related Words: absence, omission; meagerness, poorness, skimpiness; necessity, need, privation

Near Antonyms: bountifulness, copiousness; excess, overabundance, oversupply, surfeit, surplus

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