inadequate
Meaning of inadequate
adjective
- lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
these labels prove to be wholly inadequate
inadequate funding
Information about inadequate
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of inadequate is: inadequates.
- Languages in which inadequate is used:
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Hyphenation of inadequate
in-ad-e-quate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- inadequate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
inadequate synonyms
Meaning poor:
Meaning not enough; inadequate:
Meaning not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient:
Meaning barely sufficient or adequate:
Meaning small or insufficient in quantity or amount:
Meaning (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand:
Meaning thinly dispersed or scattered:
Meaning (of an amount) very small or meagre:
Meaning (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality:
Meaning providing or consisting of less than is needed; meagre:
Meaning not thorough or detailed:
Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:
Meaning restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:
Meaning ridiculously small or few:
Meaning miserably inadequate; of very low standard:
Meaning pathetically trivial; trifling:
Meaning very small in size or amount:
Meaning not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully:
Meaning unable to do or achieve (something):
Meaning not satisfactory; not good enough:
Meaning deficient or inadequate:
Meaning (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose:
Meaning not producing any significant or desired effect:
Meaning not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources:
Meaning not having or showing skill:
Meaning having or showing a lack of skill or knowledge:
Meaning having or showing no skill; clumsy:
Meaning done in an unskilful or inept way:
Meaning below the usual or required standard:
Meaning of poor quality or a low standard:
Meaning very bad or incompetent:
Meaning having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area:
Meaning lower in rank, status, or quality:
Meaning unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless:
Meaning without ability, influence, or power:
Meaning very poor or bad:
Meaning a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag:
inadequate antonyms
Meaning satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity:
Meaning enough; adequate:
Meaning having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully:
Translation of inadequate
- Italian: carente, insufficiente, inadeguato
- German: mangelhaft, unangemessen
- Spanish: deficiente, insuficiente, carente, inadecuado
- French: insuffisant, inadéquat
- Portuguese: insuficiente
Words that rhyme with inadequate
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