The width of the road is insufficient for safe driving.
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Insufficient
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/
Synonyms for "insufficient" (124 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Determiner(1 words)
a small number
Strong matches (37)
imperfectinadequateinappreciableincommensurateincompetentincompleteinferiorirregularlackinglittlemaladroitmeagremeanmediocreminusmismatchednot comparablenot enoughnot good enoughnot in it
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Adjective(15 words)
inadequateincomplete amountincomplete conditionincomplete submissionsincomplete workinconclusivelimited inferencelimited infrastructurelimited resourceslow countlow credibilitymaigremeagermeager evidencemediocre effort
Adverb(1 words)
non descriptive phrase
Related words (62)
out of itout of proportionout of the runningpettypoorscantscantyscarcescrimpyshabbyshortshort ofshyskewskewedskimpyslendersmallstraitenedthin
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Adjective(22 words)
punierscantscant amountscant numberscant turnoutscantestscantierscantiestscarce resourceshort explanationskimpierunconvincingundetailedunfituninformative commentunlivableunsuitablewannestwatered-down instructionsweak
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weak versionweakest
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesevidential descriptorquality descriptorquantity descriptor
More specific
9 entriesdeficient datadeficient equipmentdeficient fundsinadequate trainingincomplete materialslimited resourcesscant datascarce evidenceweak support
Collocations
5 entriesinsufficient datainsufficient evidenceinsufficient fundsinsufficient resourcesinsufficient time
Inflections
2 entriesmore insufficientmost insufficient
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
16 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- недоста́тъчен adj (not sufficient)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
There is insufficient light to take pictures.
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Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
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There is insufficient light for reading.
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