Show
Related Words for deficient
Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts.
Read More
Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster.
Send us feedback.
| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lacking | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| insufficient | xx/x | Verb, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| wanting | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| low | / | Verb, Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| nonstandard | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| depleted | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| substandard | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| lean | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| light | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| deficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| defective | x/x | Adjective |
| insufficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| impaired | x/ | Verb |
| imbalanced | x/x | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| woefully | /xx | Adverb |
| incapable | x/xx | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| abnormally | x/xx | Adverb |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| anemic | x/x | Adjective |
| grossly | /x | Adverb |
| dysfunctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| unbalanced | x/x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| subnormal | //x | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inadequacies | x/xxx | Noun |
| severely | x/x | Adverb |
| improper | x/x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| underdeveloped | xxx/x | Adjective |
| defect | /x | Noun |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| inattentive | xx/x | Adjective |
| nutritionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| unfit | x/ | Adjective |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| stunted | /x | Adjective |
| failing | /x | Verb |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| proficient | x/x | Adjective |
| chronically | /xxx | Adverb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb |
| congenitally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| subpar | x/ | Noun |
| peculiarly | x/xx | Adjective |
| damaged | /x | Verb |
| mistaken | x/x | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| hypersensitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| negligent | /xx | Adjective |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective |
| malfunctioning | x/xx | Noun |
| hopelessly | /xx | Adverb |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| redundant | x/x | Adjective |
| absent | /x | Adjective |
| inoperative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| susceptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| supplementation | /xx/x | Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective |
| devoid | x/ | Noun |
| structurally | /xxx | Adverb |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerously | /xxx | Adverb |
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| intrinsically | x/xxx | Adjective |
| destitute | /xx | Noun |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective |
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| truncated | /xx | Adjective |
| starved | / | Adjective |
| indigent | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| bereft | x/ | Noun |
| unable | x/x | Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| uncomprehending | x/x/x | Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| disable | x/x | Adjective |
| powerless | /xx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| void | / | Noun |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| mutilate | /xx | Verb |
| unfulfilled | xx/ | Adjective |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| naked | /x | Adjective |
| myelination | /xx/x | Noun |
| vitamin | /xx | Verb |
| transferrin | /x/ | Noun |
| hippocampal | xx/x | Noun |
| mutant | /x | Noun |
| mice | / | Noun |
| iron | /x | Verb |
| diet | /x | Noun |
| coli | /x | Verb |
| acetabulum | /x/xx | Noun |
| yin | / | Noun |
| erythropoiesis | xxx/x | Noun |
| yang | / | Noun |
| plasmas | /x | Noun |
| gating | /x | Noun |
| chicks | / | Noun |
| rats | / | Noun |
| hydroxylation | x/x/x | Noun |
| electron | x/x | Verb |
| oxygenation | /xx/x | Noun |
| nutrient | /xx | Noun |
| mineralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| rickets | /x | Noun |
| aeration | /xx | Noun |
| swine | / | Noun |
| deviant | /xx | Noun |
| morally | /xx | Adverb |
| erythrocytes | xxxx | Noun |
| lactation | x/x | Noun |
| maxilla | x/x | Noun |
| ossification | xxx/x | Noun |
| secretion | x/x | Noun |
| enzyme | /x | Noun |
| strains | / | Verb |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abound | x/ | Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compromised | /xx | Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| deficit | /xx | Noun |
| differs | /x | Verb |
| disability | xx/xx | Noun |
| disappearing | xx/x | Noun |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| handicapped | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| homozygous | xx/x | Adjective |
| hypothyroid | xx/x | Adjective |
| immunized | /xx | Adjective |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| infirm | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| inoculated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| knockout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lactase | /x | Noun |
| lacunae | x/x | Noun |
| mala | /x | Noun |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| needing | /x | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| parochial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| partake | x/ | Verb |
| patchy | /x | Adjective |
| persists | x/ | Verb |
| replete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| retarded | x/x | Adjective |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| shortage | /x | Noun |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| shortfall | /x | Noun |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| tolerant | /xx | Adjective |
| treated | /x | Adjective |
| underemployment | xxx/x | Noun |
| uninfected | xx/x | Adjective |
| untreated | x/x | Adjective |
| weakness | /x | Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
