inadequate
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Synonyms & Antonyms for inadequate
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deficient, insufficient, lacking, low, scarce, short, shy, wanting
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Alas, their precautions will likely prove inadequate, in part because their cause has so many prominent champions, including but not limited to the president, who are prone to rhetorical excess and theatrical provocation. — John Hood, National Review, "New Nationalists Make Three Big Bets," 28 Aug. 2019 The foreshadowing swings between heavy-handed and inadequate, and the reasoning behind what is, predictably, a scheme for revenge doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "A Novelist Takes Self-Driving to Its Illogical Conclusion," 27 Aug. 2019 As a result of this indirect access to other people’s minds, these other minds seem lesser—that is, dimmer, weaker, more inadequate—than our own. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Societies are tearing apart, but they can be brought together," 14 Aug. 2019 The lack of funding has led to poor remuneration, the underfunding of hospitals which in turn means that medical facilities are inadequate and infrastructure is obsolete. — Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Quartz Africa, "As Nigeria’s health infrastructure crumbles, doctors have become a key export," 3 July 2019 An analysis from three advocacy groups has found that New York City’s plan for early voting for the 2020 national elections is grossly inadequate and, as designed, will favor white, affluent voters. — Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, "New York City’s Early Voting Plan Will Favor White, Affluent Voters, Advocacy Groups Say," 17 May 2019 And before the Trump administration loosened lease requirements, some environmentalists said that the environmental review process was inadequate and often ignored public input. — Maia Wikler, Teen Vogue, "Activists Protest Bureau of Land Management Leasing That Allow Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands," 15 Apr. 2019 Jurors found that two jail nurses ignored Sisson’s medical needs, deputies failed to conduct hourly welfare checks as required and the sheriff’s drug withdrawal protocol was inadequate. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego County grappling with largest jury award in decades," 18 Aug. 2019 Amber Rollins, a prominent safety advocate, said NHTSA's approach is simply an inadequate response to a crisis that has killed hundreds of children in recent years. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Kids are dying in hot cars at an alarming rate; safety agency tweets for awareness," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inadequate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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