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inadequacy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inadequacy

1 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

Synonyms of inadequacy

crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want

Words Related to inadequacy

absence, omission

meagerness, poorness, skimpiness

necessity, need, privation

Near Antonyms of inadequacy

bountifulness, copiousness

excess, overabundance, oversupply, surfeit, surplus

Antonyms of inadequacy

abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth

2 the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means

tried to blame others in order to hide the inadequacy of his leadership

Synonyms of inadequacy

impotence, inability, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, insufficiency, powerlessness

Words Related to inadequacy

disqualification, inaptitude

ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, inefficiency

Near Antonyms of inadequacy

aptitude, bent, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent

effectiveness, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficiency

fitness, suitability, suitableness

potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength

Antonyms of inadequacy

ability, adequacy, capability, capacity, competence, competency, potency

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