Synonyms for inadequate
ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪtin·ad·e·quate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inadequate

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequate, unequaladjective

   lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

   "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

   Synonyms:
   short, poor, unequal

   Antonyms:
   equal, competent, capable, adequate to(p), equal to(p), up to(p), sufficient, adequate

2. inadequate, poor, shortadjective

   not sufficient to meet a need

   "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

   Synonyms:
   pitiable, pathetic, brusque, brusk, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, short(p), miserable, curt, light, unequal, unretentive, wretched, myopic, short, scant(p), piteous, unforesightful, little, shortsighted, forgetful

   Antonyms:
   up to(p), adequate, capable, sufficient, competent, adequate to(p), equal to(p), equal

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequateadjective

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, unequal, disproportionate

2. inadequateadjective

   Synonyms:
   incomplete, defective

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequateadjective

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, deficient, defective, incomplete, imperfect

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "inadequate":

   insufficient, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, unsatisfactory, deficient, sufficient, poor, inadequacy, kefaya, adequate, lack, flawed, incomplete, enough, weak, insufficiency, disproportionate, shortage

How to pronounce inadequate?

How to say inadequate in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use inadequate in a sentence?

1. Kendall Coffey:

   Obviously, if this were Donald trump or Bill Gates accused of a crime, that would be grossly inadequate, but you cannot set a bond that a person could not possibly come up with.

2. Kevin McAleenan:

   This stark and increasing shift to more vulnerable populations, combined with the overwhelming numbers, and inadequate capacity to detain families and children at ICE and Health and Human Services, respectively, is creating a humanitarian crisis.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   To work for an hourly wage that is just totally inadequate, it is just not right that you would have to do that.

4. Ali Thompson:

   Any standard of care for fat people that doesn't begin and end with' treat them like thin people' is inadequate.

5. John Adams:

   We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.