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Inadequacy

//ɪˈnædɪkwəsi//

Synonyms for "inadequacy" (176 found)

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Informal (9)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

catch slump snag

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Contraction, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

General use (167)

Noun, verb(13 words)

decline difference fault blemish defect flaw default kink rift lack disproportion dearth overbalance

Noun(128 words)

failure weakness irregularity infirmity meanness triviality contrariety odds thoughtlessness mediocrity impurity nonuniformity smallness inequality injustice delinquency frailty baseness inferiority disparity

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defection impotence deficiency absence littleness unsuitability impairment immaturity vulgarity pettiness drawback ineptitude inaccuracy unevenness insufficiency shortcoming imperfection ineffectuality imbecility incompetence unintelligence deficit shortage incapacity infancy fly in the ointment pittance poverty defalcation scantiness unsoundness ineffectiveness weak point asymmetry scarcity inaptitude maladjustment inability incompleteness heterogeneity incapability unfitness imbalance defectiveness inequity wardship inefficiency disqualification arrearage incapacitation disablement arrears callowness subnormality arrestment shortfall nonfulfillment erroneousness shabbiness inadmissibility adulteration faultiness weak link maladroitness unskillfulness inattentiveness pedestrianism inexactness fewness ineptness incompetency patchiness fallibility nonsatisfaction inaptness inexactitude undevelopment inefficacy disequilibrium ineffectualness undesirability inadequateness rustiness unfittedness short measure incompletion sketchiness defectibility unproficiency inadeptness indexterity unaptness skill-lessness untrainedness unschooledness unperfectedness uncleverness underdevelopment scrappiness objectionability unqualification unacceptability unsatisfactoriness short weight indefensibility intolerability untenability dissatisfactoriness

Adj, noun(4 words)

problem minority underage foible

Name, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Verb(2 words)

unbalance falling short

Adv, noun(1 words)

faute little problem something missing vulnerable place too little unfair discrimination legal incapacity undeftness undexterousness undextrousness insufficientness none to spare short supply

Phrase(1 words)

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