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inadequate

• (a) lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  • inadequate training
  • the staff was inadequate
  • she was unequal to the task
  unequal,
• (s) 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
  short, poor,

Synonyms

unequal short poor

Antonyms

adequate equal

See also

unsatisfactory

Words of close approximity