INADEQUACIES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inadequacies

noun

plural of inadequacy

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 Epidemiologists and other medical experts told the AP that the suicides in ICE custody — which previously occurred typically once or not at all each year — were cause for alarm and a sign of inadequacies in care, at a minimum. —

Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Skepticism about Shakespeare having actually written the plays attributed to him has persisted for more than a century, originated by lack of documentation and inadequacies in the historical record and perpetuated by cultural fascination. —

Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 The Lamont administration invited to the signing ceremony Hammersley and others who have been critical of Connecticut’s longstanding inadequacies in education funding, which have been the subject of litigation over decades, as well as the current governor’s fiscal moderation. —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026 Any nook and cranny across the building becomes a storage space — the number of issues with the current space at this point is a scroll of inadequacies, many city employees said. —

Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 United’s second-half changes saw several of the squad’s technical inadequacies bubble back to the surface. —

Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Initiative in the upcoming weeks to address health care inadequacies for addicts. —

Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2026 Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated. —

Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Most moving is Packer’s evocation of the choice’s effect on Eliot, who is forced to confront his inadequacies—both real and perceived—as a caregiver and a husband. —

The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026

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The Democratic Alliance — the ANC’s main opponent in November polls despite its role as a ruling partner in the national government — is likely to benefit from the water shortages.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The consequence of the effect on fertilizer is higher food costs—and perhaps even food shortages.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 June 2026