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insufficient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of insufficient

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

There's been an insufficient number of volunteers for the job, so I'll have to select someone.

Synonyms of insufficient

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

Words Related to insufficient

substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory

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

Near Antonyms of insufficient

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 insufficient

adequate, enough, sufficient

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