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inadequacy
in·ad·e·qua·cy I0071800 (ĭn-ăd′ĭ-kwə-sē)n. pl. in·ad·e·qua·cies 1. The quality or condition of being inadequate.2. An instance of being inadequate; a failing or lack.in•ad•e•qua•cy (ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si)
n., pl. -cies. 1. the state or condition of being inadequate. 2. shortcoming; deficiency. [1780–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | inadequacy - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"deficiency, insufficiencyamount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, scantiness, scantness, poorness - the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliotdeficit, shortage, shortfall - the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amountslenderness - the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the evidence"adequacy, sufficiency - the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" | | 2. | inadequacy - a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"insufficiencyfailing, weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" | | 3. | inadequacy - unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequateinadequatenessunsatisfactoriness - the quality of being inadequate or unsuitableadequacy, adequateness - the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" |
inadequacynoun1. shortage, poverty, dearth, paucity, insufficiency, incompleteness, meagreness, skimpiness, scantiness, inadequateness the inadequacy of the water supply2. incompetence, inability, deficiency, incapacity, ineffectiveness, incompetency, unfitness, inefficacy, defectiveness, inaptness, faultiness, unsuitableness his deep-seated sense of inadequacy3. shortcoming, failing, lack, weakness, shortage, defect, imperfection He drank heavily in an effort to forget his own inadequacies.inadequacynoun1. The condition or state of being incapable of accomplishing or effecting anything:helplessness, impotence, incapability, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficacy, powerlessness, uselessness.2. The condition or fact of being deficient:defect, deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.Translationsinadequate (inˈӕdikwət) adjective not sufficient; not adequate. inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job. 不充份的，不適當的 不充足的，不适当的 inˈadequacy noun 不充份，不適當 不充足，不适当 inadequacy
Synonyms for inadequacynoun shortageSynonyms- shortage
- poverty
- dearth
- paucity
- insufficiency
- incompleteness
- meagreness
- skimpiness
- scantiness
- inadequateness
noun incompetenceSynonyms- incompetence
- inability
- deficiency
- incapacity
- ineffectiveness
- incompetency
- unfitness
- inefficacy
- defectiveness
- inaptness
- faultiness
- unsuitableness
noun shortcomingSynonyms- shortcoming
- failing
- lack
- weakness
- shortage
- defect
- imperfection
Synonyms for inadequacynoun the condition or state of being incapable of accomplishing or effecting anythingSynonyms- helplessness
- impotence
- incapability
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectualness
- inefficacy
- powerlessness
- uselessness
noun the condition or fact of being deficientSynonyms- defect
- deficiency
- deficit
- insufficiency
- lack
- paucity
- poverty
- scantiness
- scantness
- scarceness
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- underage
Synonyms for inadequacynoun lack of an adequate quantity or numberSynonymsRelated Words- amount
- exiguity
- leanness
- meagerness
- meagreness
- scantiness
- scantness
- poorness
- deficit
- shortage
- shortfall
- scarceness
- scarcity
- slenderness
Antonymsnoun a lack of competenceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequateSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |