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inadequate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inadequate

not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need

an inadequate amount of food on hand for so many unexpected guests

Synonyms of inadequate

deficient, insufficient, lacking, low, scarce, short, shy, wanting

Words Related to inadequate

substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory

hand-to-mouth, lean, light, meager (or meagre), poor, scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy

Near Antonyms of inadequate

abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

enlarged, expanded, supplemented

abounding, overflowing, teeming

satisfactory, tolerable

big, considerable, hefty, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable)

Antonyms of inadequate

adequate, enough, sufficient

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