inadequacy
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Definition of inadequacy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for inadequacy
Synonyms
crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want
Antonyms
abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth
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Xanadu is shrunk in an instant to a stub of ugly woodland, the paucity and inadequacy of reality exposed in the horror of its dullness. — James Parker, The Atlantic, "The Spectacular P. T. Barnum," 19 July 2019 Shopping for stuff distracts from feelings of dissatisfaction, inadequacy, or anxiety. — Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com, "Why we shop and shop and shop," 21 June 2019 Authoritarians require enemies to blame for their inadequacies, and to distract their base from their diminishing quality of life. — Anna Lind-guzik, Vox, "I’m a Jewish historian. Yes, we should call border detention centers “concentration camps.”," 20 June 2019 This sense of inadequacy leads us to give others’ credit for our brilliance, shy away from higher profile projects, and accept initial offers at new jobs. — Kara Stevens, Essence, "Black Women’s Pay Day Is Today. Be Mad And Get Money, Sis," 22 Aug. 2019 The Spartan legend trades on our deep-seated sense of inadequacy. — Myke Cole, The New Republic, "The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer," 1 Aug. 2019 But Trump is wrong to politicize the inadequacy of paper straws as a replacement. — Jenni Avins, Quartz, "Donald Trump’s latest weapon in the culture wars: a red plastic straw," 20 July 2019 In fact, pretending that any degree of pain is abnormal or pathological will only foster feelings of inadequacy and frustration. — Rafael Euba, Quartzy, "Why striving for happiness makes people miserable," 23 July 2019 City officials and observers said the water outage highlighted the importance — and inadequacy — of the Fiveash Regional Water Treatment Plant, which supplies most of the city’s drinking water. — Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com, "Fort Lauderdale water plant ‘kept together by spit and chewing gum’," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inadequacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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