1
as in shortage
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
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2
as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
her alleged insufficiency for the job
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Recent Examples of insufficiency
The White House announced Thursday that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition where leg veins have difficulty sending blood back to the heart.
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 July 2025
Some women had lost multiple babies in the second trimester to cervical insufficiency.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
There are several risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency, in addition to advanced age.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 July 2025
Chronic venous insufficiency, common among people in their 70s, is a condition in which veins in the legs have trouble sending blood back to the heart.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 July 2025
Some women had lost multiple babies in the second trimester to cervical insufficiency.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
There are several risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency, in addition to advanced age.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 July 2025
Chronic venous insufficiency, common among people in their 70s, is a condition in which veins in the legs have trouble sending blood back to the heart.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiency
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The idea for Draft One came from staffing shortages that Axon’s police department clients were facing, Isner said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Companies are experimenting with deep-sea tech to produce cheaper fresh water From Cape Town to Tehran to Lima to Phoenix, dozens of cities across the globe have experienced water shortages recently.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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And many insurance providers still define infertility as the inability to conceive after a year of trying, rather than the inability to conceive without medical intervention.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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And while the energy sector is eager to modernize its systems, its inability to compete with the private tech industry on talent acquisition is putting the nation’s energy resilience at risk.—
Chris McClellen,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Another driver of instability is the lack of details about the trade agreements that have so far been reached.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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Feeding those intrusive thoughts was a lack of precedent.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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If not carefully planned, ADF may increase the risk of nutrient deficiencies.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Chinook salmon were facing yet another stressor: a deficiency in thiamine, or vitamin B1, key for energy production and juvenile growth.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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