Understaffed

Synonyms for "understaffed" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

short staffed short handed

Adjective(1 words)

short-handed

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(2 words)

short-staffed shorthanded

Adjective(1 words)

short-staffed

Related words (5)

underhanded undermanned

Adjective(2 words)

underhanded undermanned

Adjective(1 words)

undermanned

Related word relations

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Synonyms

3 entries

short handed short staffed undermanned

derived from

1 entries

staffed

related to

4 entries

assistant inadequate number worker

similar

2 entries

inadequate unequal

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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We're really understaffed tonight.

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We're a little understaffed right now.

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We're understaffed right now.

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Our department is understaffed.

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