Synonyms for deficient
dɪˈfɪʃ əntde·fi·cient

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1. deficient

   Synonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deformed, fallible, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

   Antonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

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1. deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)adjective

   inadequate in amount or degree

   "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

   Antonyms:
   equal, adequate, standard

2. insufficient, deficientadjective

   of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

   "insufficient funds"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, lacking(p), wanting(p), inferior, substandard

   Antonyms:
   equal, adequate, standard

3. deficient, inferior, substandardadjective

   falling short of some prescribed norm

   "substandard housing"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, subscript, lacking(p), wanting(p), inferior, substandard

   Antonyms:
   adequate, equal, standard

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1. deficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, not full, not perfect

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1. deficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   defective, imperfect, meagre, scanty, inadequate, insufficient

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1. List of paraphrases for "deficient":

   flawed, inadequate, insufficient, defective, poor, weak, infirm, incomplete

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1. Carole Baggerly:

   Nearly 40 percent to 75 percent of the world's population is vitamin D deficient, the deficiency and disease that follow do not need to exist. GrassrootsHealth was founded to eradicate the vitamin D deficiency epidemic.

2. Danine Fruge:

   It's very easy to get enough magnesium. I think the reason so many people are deficient is because a lot of food and drink can make magnesium unavailable to their bodies.

3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

4. Getty Images:

   It is clear to me that the workplace in Washington was unprofessional and unacceptable in numerous respects. Bullying, widespread disrespect toward colleagues, use of demeaning language, public embarrassment, and harassment. Moreover, for a prolonged period of time, the commanders had a woefully deficient H.R. function, particularly with respect to reporting practices and record-keeping.

5. Judge Groh:

   I find the sentencing options for the court in this case deficient.