inadequateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequateness
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.
    Laura Friedman, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
  • Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.
    Joe Salas July 06, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • As a result, the carbon dioxide isn't replenished and, along with other mechanisms like the solar winds and the lack of magnetic field, the result was a feedback process that bled off more and more of the atmosphere as more and more of the carbon dioxide was sealed in the minerals.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump toured the flood site Friday, while officials faced mounting criticism over the lack of emergency warnings about quickly rising waters that killed at least 120 people, including over two dozen at an all-girls summer camp.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • If the deficiency is prolonged, the plant may stop flowering and fruiting altogether.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
  • While a force at the plate, Domínguez wasn’t perfect on Friday, as his defensive deficiencies resurfaced in the bottom of the first.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
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“Inadequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequateness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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