inadequate
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inadequate
- /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/
adjective more inadequate · most inadequate · inadæquate
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Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
inadequate resources
Similar: insufficient, deficient, awanting, dismal, exiguous, geason, inadequate, lank, lean, lousy, meager, measly
Opposite: abundant, adequate, enough, plentiful, sufficient, unexiguous
noun inadequates · inadæquate
- A person who is inadequate. Thus, at some critical level of unemployment, “the unemployed” becomes a negative reference group of inadequates, the hardcore unemployed […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: insufficient, incompetent, deficient, undermanned, understaffed, short-staffed, lacking, incapable, poor, short, wanting, short-handed, unequal to, unsatisfactory, inadequacy, inefficient
adjective
Opposite: abundant, adequate, enough, plentiful, sufficient, unexiguous
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adj Not adequate
| Español | inadecuado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부족(不足)하다 bujokhada, 부적절(不適切)하다 bujeokjeolhada |
| 日本語 | 不適当 futekitō, 不十分 fujūbun |
| 中文 | 不適當 /不适当 bùshìdāng, 不足 bùzú, 不夠 /不够 bùgòu |
| हिन्दी | अपर्याप्त aparyāpt |
| Português | inadequado |
| Français | inadéquat |
| Deutsch | unzureichend, unzulänglich, unangemessen, ungeeignet, inadäquat |
| Italiano | inadeguato |
| Română | inadecvat, neadecvat, nepotrivit |
| Русский | неадеква́тный neadɛkvátnyj, недоста́точный nedostátočnyj |
Talk about this word "inadequate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inadequate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inadequate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inadequate "inadequate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inadequate.Cite this
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