Inadequacy

/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/

Synonyms for "inadequacy" (204 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(5 words)

deficiency insufficiency atrociousnessdata paucityevidence insufficiency

absence adulteration arrear arrearage arrears arrestment asymmetry baseness blemish bug callowness catch contrariety crack dearth decline defalcation default defect defectibility

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defection defectiveness deficiency deficit delinquency difference disability disablement disequilibrium disparity disproportion disqualification dissatisfactoriness drawback erroneousness failing

Strong matches (61)

failure fallibilityfalling shortfault faultiness faute fewness flawfly in the ointmentfoible frailty heterogeneity hole imbalance imbecility immaturity impairment imperfection impotence impurity

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Noun(10 words)

failure to performfall shortfeebleness flimsinessinadequacy in spellinginadequateness incompetence ineptitudeinformation deficitinformation paucity

Related words (102)

injustice insubstantial insufficiency insufficientness intolerability irregularity kink lacklegal incapacitylittle problemlittleness maladjustment maladroitness meanness mediocrity minoritynone to sparenonfulfillment nonsatisfaction nonuniformity

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objectionability odds overbalance patchiness pedestrianism pettiness pittance poverty problem rift rustiness scantiness scarcity scrappiness shabbinessshort measureshort supplyshort weightshortage shortcoming shortfall sketchiness skill-lessness slump smallness snagsomething missingsubnormality taint thoughtlessnesstoo latetoo littletriviality unacceptability unaptness unbalance uncleverness undeftness underage underdevelopment undesirability undevelopment undexterousness undextrousness unevennessunfair discriminationunfitness unfittedness unintelligence unperfectedness unproficiency unqualification unsatisfactoriness unschooledness unskillfulness unsoundness unsuitability untenability untrainedness vulgarityvulnerable placewant wardshipweak linkweak pointweakness

Noun(16 words)

lack lackingless thoroughmeagerness meagrenessmore unsatisfactoryprofessional incompetencescarcity of datashortcoming shortcomingsskill deficiencystubbiness unpreparedness unworthinesswarning neglectweaknesses

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

amount deficiency failing failure imperfection insufficiency limitation shortcoming unsatisfactoriness weakness

More specific

12 entries

biased samplingcommunication inadequacydata inadequacyequipment inadequacyincomplete recordsinfrastructure inadequacymissing valuesprocedural inadequacyresource inadequacysafety inadequacysmall sample sizetechnical inadequacy

Collocations

6 entries

data inadequacyoperational inadequacyperformance inadequacyregulatory inadequacyresource inadequacysystemic inadequacy

Inflections

1 entries

inadequacies

Derivations

2 entries

inadequate inadequately

Antonyms

1 entries

adequacy

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Stop throwing my inadequacy in my face!

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It's at times like this I'm reminded of the woeful inadequacy of human justice.

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It was a gigantic inadequacy.

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The inadequacy of my salary makes it difficult to save for emergencies or future goals.

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