The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
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Insufficiency
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/
Synonyms for "insufficiency" (140 found)
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Noun(8 words)
evidence inadequacyevidentiary deficiencyfailure to performfall shortfunctional deficitgerman dünninadequaciesinadequacy in spelling
Related words (70)
intolerabilityirregularitylacklegal incapacitylittlenessmaladroitnessmeagernessmeannessmediocrityminorityminutenessmoderatenessneednonfulfillmentnonuniformityobjectionabilityoddsoverbalancepaucitypettiness
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picayunishnesspittancepovertypuninessscantscantinessshabbinessshort measureshortageshortcomingshortfallslightnessslumpsmallnesssubnormalitytininesstrivialityunacceptabilityunbalanceunderageundesirabilityunevennessunfair discriminationunfitnessunimportanceunsatisfactorinessunskillfulnessunsuitabilityuntenabilityvulgaritywantwardship
Noun(16 words)
lackingmeagrenessorgan failurepaucityproof insufficiencyresource scarcityscarcityscarcity of datashortageshortnessskimpinesstenuitythinnessunderstockuninformativenesswarning neglect
Adjective(2 words)
linguistic paucityout of stock
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More general
10 entriesamountdeficiencyfailinginabilityinadequacymedical conditionorgan dysfunctionshortageunfitnessweakness
More specific
9 entriescardiac insufficiencydata insufficiencyexperimental insufficiencyfunds insufficiencyhepatic insufficiencyinformational insufficiencyrenal insufficiencystatistical insufficiencytime insufficiency
Collocations
6 entriescardiac insufficiencydata insufficiencyinsufficiency of datainsufficiency of evidenceinsufficiency of fundsrenal insufficiency
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Near-synonyms: deficiency (broadly synonymous), inadequacy
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The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.
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She may crowd her days with gaiety, variety, and what are called amusements; she will do so only to find their insufficiency.
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