The young engineer was deficient in experience.
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Deficient
Synonyms for "deficient" (176 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (52)
half assedhalf-assedhaphazardhit-and-misshit-or-misshopelesshypoplasticimmatureimpairedimperfectimpreciseimpurein arrearin arrearsin defaultin short supplyin want ofinaccurateinadequateincompetent
Adjective(10 words)
imperfectinadequateincompleteincomplete conditionincomplete patient recordincomplete submissionsinferiorlamentablemalnourishedmediocre work
Noun(1 words)
medical neglect
Verb(1 words)
Related words (88)
Noun(11 words)
more unsatisfactorynonrigorous discoursepoorporrimaprofessional incompetencerubbishshort pieceunderperformingundershootingundershotwack
needingnot comparablenot enoughnot in itnot perfectoffout of itout of the runningpartpartialpatchypettypoorpromiscuousrareropyscantscantyscarcescrappy
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Adjective(21 words)
nutrient-poor foodspitifulpoor communicationpoor presentationpoor writingscant amountscantierscarcershittiershoddiestsubstandardunacceptable behaviorundernourishedunprovidedunwellunworkablewannestwantingwatered-down instructionsweak argument
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weak version
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entrieshealth conditionquality descriptor
More specific
4 entriesdeficient explanationdeficient reasoningiron deficiencyvitamin deficiency
Collocations
5 entriesdeficient datadeficient evidencedeficient informationdeficient memorydeficient resources
Inflections
2 entriesmore deficientmost deficient
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The structure is deficient in harmony.
Source: tatoeba (59440)
My car is deficient in horsepower.
Source: tatoeba (251093)
Tom's diet is deficient in protein.
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Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.