What are some opposite words for inadequacy?
Antonyms for inadequacy
ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə siin·ad·e·qua·cy
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term inadequacy.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inadequacy
Antonyms:
dissipation, excess, exorbitance, extravagance, intemperance, lavishness, overplus, prodigality, profusion, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surplus, waste, wastefulnessSynonyms:
dearth, defect, deficiency, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, want
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Princeton's WordNet
insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiencynoun
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Antonyms:
adequacy, sufficiency, adequatenessSynonyms:
lack, deficiency, want, inadequateness, insufficiencyinsufficiency, inadequacynoun
a lack of competence
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
Antonyms:
adequacy, sufficiency, adequatenessSynonyms:
deficiency, inadequateness, insufficiencyinadequacy, inadequatenessnoun
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Antonyms:
adequateness, adequacy, sufficiencySynonyms:
deficiency, inadequateness, insufficiency
How to use inadequacy in a sentence?
What are these men compensating for ? Feelings of impotence in relationships, work life or both ? it’s an underlying behavior men know is problematic, but are unable to change because so few of us men are open to addressing our emotional worlds and sense of inadequacy.
Although he has more leasure than almost anyone, the indifference ,appathy if one preferes, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repaires to the place that he lives in. He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks hospitals and libraries. Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism.
Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada:
Preliminary assessment of the CPC-1232-compliant tank cars involved in this occurrence demonstrates the inadequacy of this standard given the tank cars' similar performance to the legacy Class 111 tanks cars involved in the Lac-Mégantic accident.
The University of Virginia community and all Virginians have been stunned by the horrific story Rolling Stone brought to light, as well as the apparent inadequacy of the university's response to this and other past reports of sexual violence.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1980 | waste | |
#4133 | excess | |
#7783 | surplus | |
#16133 | redundancy | |
#17656 | adequacy | |
#21787 | sufficiency | |
#25972 | dissipation | |
#43809 | inadequacy | |
#56214 | profusion | |
#59392 | extravagance | |
#112127 | intemperance | |
#217114 | superfluity | |
#243467 | wastefulness | |
#260290 | superabundance | |
#284758 | prodigality | |
#316834 | lavishness |
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