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Synonyms for insufficient
ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ əntin·suf·fi·cient
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Wiktionary
insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
unsufficientinsufficientadjective
Not sufficient.
Synonyms:
unsufficient
English Synonyms and Antonyms
insufficient
Synonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessAntonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable
Princeton's WordNet
insufficient, deficientadjective
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
"insufficient funds"
Synonyms:
lacking(p), deficient, wanting(p), inferior, substandardAntonyms:
enough, adequate, comfortable, sufficient, decent
Dictionary of English Synonymes
insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
inadequate, incompetent, unequal, incapable, unfit, not sufficient
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
insufficientadjective
Synonyms:
inadequate, deficient, incommensurate, lacking
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "insufficient":
inadequate, sufficient, inadequacy, insufficiency, deficient, lack, enough, unsatisfactory, adequate, kefaya, shortage, poor, shortfall, weak
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#963 | enough | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2498 | lack | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4981 | weak | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10226 | useless | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#11775 | shortage | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#23993 | shortfall | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#25409 | unequal | |
#26977 | disqualified | |
#29086 | unqualified | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#31954 | insufficiency | |
#38072 | substandard | |
#43809 | inadequacy |
How to use insufficient in a sentence?
Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume:
Partnerships are generally not a bad idea if one's own competencies are insufficient. But we are on the one hand part of a strong company and on the other hand have no plans to lead the charge in this area. We'll leave that to others.
Risa Grais-Targow at consultancy Eurasia:
The measures will provide some fiscal breathing room for PDVSA but are insufficient to reduce demand for imports or gasoline, failing to improve the government's supply of foreign exchange or prevent a default later this year.
Special Prosecutor Rosemary Khoury:
This special grand jury returned a' No Bill.' This term means there is insufficient evidence to indict or accuse Officer Dejoure Mercer of a crime.
After extensive investigation into this tragic event, federal investigators determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that someone or some group of people willfully violated Kendrick Johnson's civil rights or committed any other prosecutable federal crime.
The economy faces relatively big downward pressures and some firms face difficulties in production and operation, which would lead to insufficient employment.
Translations for insufficient
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- غير كافArabic
- insuficientCatalan, Valencian
- nedostatečnýCzech
- ungenügend, unzureichendGerman
- ανεπαρκήςGreek
- insuficienteSpanish
- ناکافیPersian
- puutteellinen, vajanainen, riittämätönFinnish
- insuffisantFrench
- insuficienteGalician
- नाकाफीHindi
- cukupIndonesian
- insufficienteItalian
- לא מספיקHebrew
- 不十分Japanese
- niet voldoendeDutch
- utilstrekkeligNorwegian
- niewystarczającyPolish
- insuficientePortuguese
- insuficient, nesuficient, neîndestulătorRomanian
- недостаточныйRussian
- otillräckligSwedish
- போதியTamil
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