as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the inadequacy of our servings was soon apparent, as hungry guests started clamoring for seconds
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Recent Examples of inadequacies
Debates surrounding its future intensified in the 2000s, as DFW’s ballooning population laid bare the long-term inadequacies of its water reserves.
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Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.
—Sam Cogen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
The most common motives for lying at work are fear of upsetting someone, avoiding conflict, not wanting to reveal inadequacies, or serving personal career goals.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is just about my own personal inadequacies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than discussing the inadequacies, dishonesty, and plain bad art of The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, the trade press perpetuates the hubbub as a technological crisis.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
Technology like the Jupiter One 30 MW hydrogen generator just might make these inefficiencies and inadequacies no longer a problem.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Scholars have long pointed to the inadequacies of disability services.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humor works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.
—Sam Cogen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
The most common motives for lying at work are fear of upsetting someone, avoiding conflict, not wanting to reveal inadequacies, or serving personal career goals.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is just about my own personal inadequacies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than discussing the inadequacies, dishonesty, and plain bad art of The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, the trade press perpetuates the hubbub as a technological crisis.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
Technology like the Jupiter One 30 MW hydrogen generator just might make these inefficiencies and inadequacies no longer a problem.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Scholars have long pointed to the inadequacies of disability services.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humor works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequacies
Noun
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By last winter, after significant reconstruction, rolling blackouts were rare, and power shortages were mostly localized.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With rising costs, labor shortages and a push for more sustainable building methods, this kind of breakthrough could shape the future of American neighborhoods.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Aside from not having Worthy, the most significant concern for the Chiefs coming out of Brazil was deficiencies in the pass defense, which saw Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert throw for 318 yards and three touchdowns.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 report is based on information from 77,688 containers inspected, where 8,850 were found to have deficiencies.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Inadequacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequacies. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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