Synonyms of insufficiencies

insufficiencies

noun

plural of insufficiency

as in shortages

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortages
• lacks
• deficiencies
• inadequacies
• deficits
• lacunae
• absences
• scarcities
• droughts
• failures
• famines
• poverties
• omissions
• wants
• dearths
• paucities
• undersupplies
• pinches
• necessities
• crunches
• needs
• privations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequacies
• amplitudes
• sufficiencies
• abundances
• wealths
• excesses
• plenties
• plenitudes
• surpluses
• opulences
• oversupplies
• overabundances
• surfeits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insufficiencies

The statement, however, does note some insufficiencies occurred on the part of its board. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026

That’s double the 2019 level when insufficiencies first soared due to Trump’s first-term tariffs under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026

Food insufficiencies dropped by 42%, and financial insufficiencies dropped by 43% in households with children. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026

French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025