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Recent Examples of inadequacy Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity. Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 That's just there to mask the inadequacy. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Debates surrounding its future intensified in the 2000s, as DFW’s ballooning population laid bare the long-term inadequacies of its water reserves. 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 See All Example Sentences for inadequacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequacy
Noun
  • The federal government officially began a partial shutdown with no last-minute drama or shortage of finger-pointing from Democrats and Republicans, each of whom was content to blame the other for the impasse.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The outbreak was forcing a shortage of eggs as well, leading some grocers to restrict how many dozens of eggs consumers could buy per visit.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In other democracies, such inability to drive through legislation would most likely be met by a confidence vote, perhaps the ousting of the head of the party of government and a general election.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fifty-five percent of manufacturers in the state said cost increases have been the biggest impact and 32% reported that uncertainty or an inability to plan was the biggest impact.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Youths frustrated at a social media ban, corruption and lack of economic opportunities coordinated mass protests via Discord that helped bring down the government.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If the shutdown drags on, the lack of government data could strain investors’ understanding of the health of the labor market and path of inflation at a time when stocks are historically expensive and vulnerable to a surprise.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Testosterone replacement therapy is designed to restore normal hormone levels in men with deficiency, not to boost or optimize performance, Munger noted.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Rocha also has language deficiencies and has low cognitive functioning, testing with an IQ of 81 as a child, according to Reynolds.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Inadequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequacy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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