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Synonyms & Antonyms of insufficiency
1
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 for insufficiency
- crunch,
- dearth,
- deficiency,
- deficit,
- drought
- (also drouth),
- failure,
- famine,
- inadequacy,
- inadequateness,
- lack,
- lacuna,
- paucity,
- pinch,
- poverty,
- scantiness,
- scarceness,
- scarcity,
- shortage,
- undersupply,
- want
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2
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
- her alleged insufficiency for the job
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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of insufficiency was in 1526
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