What is another word for deficient?
448 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dɪfˈɪʃənt], [ dɪfˈɪʃənt], [ d_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for deficient:- all (adjective)
- bad (adjective)
- defective (adjective)
- destitute (adjective)
- devoid (adjective)
- diminished (adjective)
- dissatisfactory (adjective)
- failing (adjective)
- faulty (adjective)
- imperfect (adjective)
- imperfect, inadequate (adjective)
- inadequate (adjective)
- incomplete (adjective)
- inconclusive (adjective)
- insufficient (adjective)
- less (adjective)
- low (adjective)
- meager (adjective)
- piddly (adjective)
- rare (adjective)
- rusty (adjective)
- scant/scanty (adjective)
- scarce (adjective)
- second-rate (adjective)
- short (adjective)
- slender/slim (adjective)
- standout (adjective)
- stupid (adjective)
- thick-witted (adjective)
- unacceptable (adjective)
- unfinished (adjective)
- unintelligent (adjective)
- unsatisfactory (adjective)
- up in the air (adjective)
- wanting (adjective)
- deficient (noun)
- feeble-minded (noun)
- other synonyms
- sparse
Synonyms for Deficient:
adj.
•all (adjective) •bad (adjective)- poorer,
- not good,
- godawful,
- sad,
- most inferior,
- the pits,
- cruddy,
- junky,
- bottom out,
- grody.
- most seconds,
- out order,
- on bum,
- sickest,
- subnormal,
- most blemished,
- more subnormal,
- sub normal,
- more flawed,
- un-sounder,
- un healthier,
- most subnormal,
- un healthy,
- un-healthy,
- un sounder,
- un-soundest,
- un-healthiest,
- un soundest,
- most flawed,
- un-sound,
- un sound,
- un-healthier,
- on the bum,
- more blemished,
- un healthiest,
- more seconds,
- sub-normal.
- be-reft,
- more moneyless,
- most without,
- most totaled,
- more beggared,
- totaled,
- most divested,
- in-solvent,
- most pinched,
- more busted,
- more without,
- more divested,
- more pinched,
- in solvent,
- on breadline,
- on rocks,
- most beggared,
- penurious,
- povertystricken,
- poverty stricken,
- most moneyless,
- most busted,
- more totaled,
- stripped,
- be reft.
- de based,
- more botched,
- inexact,
- in exact,
- more marred,
- more malfunctioning,
- in accurate,
- in-exact,
- malformed,
- in valid,
- more warped,
- un reliable,
- most imprecise,
- un-retentive,
- un-fit,
- most marred,
- un-reliable,
- most malfunctioning,
- lemon,
- most unretentive,
- in-valid,
- more imprecise,
- more lemon,
- most botched,
- un fit,
- most lemon,
- warped,
- in-accurate,
- de-based,
- un retentive,
- most warped,
- more unretentive.
- junker,
- few bugs,
- bottom-of-barrel,
- bottom of barrel,
- spoiled,
- blemished,
- two bit,
- tainted,
- blotched,
- second-rate,
- incomplete.
- infrequent,
- impaired,
- meager,
- second fiddle,
- marred,
- amiss,
- weak,
- third string,
- sketchy,
- injured,
- damaged,
- not up to scratch,
- not make it,
- unequal,
- second string,
- not cut out for,
- exiguous,
- outta gas.
- in aptest,
- in-apter,
- more niggardly,
- in appreciable,
- in competent,
- in adequate,
- un qualified,
- impotent,
- in-commensurate,
- glitcher,
- un equal,
- more stinted,
- un-qualified,
- in considerable,
- in-adequate,
- most niggardly,
- in-aptest,
- incapable,
- inconsiderable,
- un productive,
- un-productive,
- un-equal,
- in-considerable,
- bushleague,
- most stinted,
- in apter,
- in substantial,
- in-appreciable,
- in commensurate,
- in capable,
- in-capable,
- glitchest,
- in-competent,
- in-substantial.
- missing,
- patchy,
- unconsummated,
- discontinuous,
- immature,
- fractional,
- partial,
- segmental,
- unattained,
- fragmentary,
- half-done,
- half done,
- unachieved,
- undone,
- Parter,
- Unaccomplished,
- Unexecuted,
- sectional,
- embryonic,
- unfulfilled,
- Curtailed,
- under construction.
- in-decisive,
- in-conclusive,
- un convincing,
- un decided,
- most unfateful,
- in conclusive,
- un settled,
- unfateful,
- un eventful,
- more unfateful,
- in decisive,
- un-eventful,
- un-decided,
- un fateful,
- un-settled,
- un-convincing,
- in determinate,
- un-fateful.
- more rinkydink,
- rinky-dink,
- most rinky dink,
- more rinky-dink,
- rinky dink,
- more rinky dink,
- most rinkydink,
- most rinky-dink.
- more unfrequent,
- un likely,
- un commonest,
- sub-tile,
- most attenuated,
- un commoner,
- more recherche,
- sub tiler,
- un thinkable,
- un common,
- un-usual,
- most attenuate,
- un-likely,
- un likeliest,
- un usual,
- un-likelier,
- few far between,
- subtiler,
- rarest,
- sub tile,
- subtilest,
- un-common,
- sub-tiler,
- most semioccasional,
- un likelier,
- un-wonted,
- un-imaginable,
- un frequent,
- un-frequent,
- most recherche,
- un-commoner,
- more seldom,
- out the ordinary,
- out ordinary,
- un-likeliest,
- more attenuated,
- semi occasional,
- un wonted,
- in conceivable,
- out of ordinary,
- in-conceivable,
- semi-occasional,
- more semioccasional,
- most unfrequent,
- un imaginable,
- un-thinkable,
- most seldom,
- extra-ordinary,
- few,
- more attenuate.
- more secondbest,
- second rate,
- secondrate,
- most second best,
- more second-best,
- most secondrate,
- secondclass,
- second-class,
- most secondbest,
- most second-best,
- more second best,
- secondbest.
- in discreet,
- illadvised,
- in-sensate,
- more loser,
- in-discreet,
- dummier,
- most loser,
- un-thinking,
- more thick headed,
- in sensate,
- dummiest,
- out lunch,
- most thick-headed,
- more thick-headed,
- un thinking,
- most thick headed,
- half witted,
- thick headed.
- more unconcluded,
- most unfashioned,
- un-concluded,
- more unfashioned,
- un-fashioned,
- un-refined,
- un concluded,
- more uncompleted,
- unadorned,
- un finished,
- un perfected,
- in rough,
- roughhewn,
- not done,
- un fashioned,
- most unassembled,
- un-perfected,
- Unfashioned,
- most roughhewn,
- most unconcluded,
- more dabbling,
- un-assembled,
- un assembled,
- un fulfilled,
- un-fulfilled,
- most uncompleted,
- un-adorned,
- un adorned,
- in making,
- most unfulfilled,
- most dabbling,
- more roughhewn,
- more unfulfilled,
- more unassembled,
- un-completed,
- un refined,
- un completed,
- un-finished.
n.
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- dire,
- low-grade,
- pitiful,
- terrible,
- disgraceful,
- embarrassing.
Other synonyms:
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- starved,
- Challenged.
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- odd.
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- miss.
- thin.
Paraphrases for Deficient:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
insufficient.
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Noun, singular or mass
insufficient.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
substandard, impaired, sufficient, handicapped, sub-standard, disabled, inappropriate, non-compliant, bad, scarce, missing, underdeveloped, dysfunctional, loss-making, scant, inaccurate, erroneous, absent, incapable, scanty, wrong.
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Verb, past participle
depleted, deprived, constrained, overstretched, desired, Compromised, impaired, handicapped, disabled.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
defective, flawed, imperfect, inefficient, unsatisfactory, faulty, infirm, retarded, ineffective, lacking, inadequate, incorrect, unsound, patchy.
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Proper noun, singular
insufficient, inadequate.
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Noun, singular or mass
deficiency, inadequacy, lack, unsatisfactory, inadequate.
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Verb, past participle
flawed.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Deficient:
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adj.
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imperfect, inadequate
enough, satisfactory, superfluous, excessive, ample, perfect, sufficient, abundant, flawless, faultless, adequate, strong.
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Other antonyms:
expanded, teeming, excellent, exceptional, generous, classical, grand, nifty, mean, classic, large, terrific, standard, minimal, acceptable, uninjured, stellar, better, complete, king-size, fine, prime, luxuriant, super, lavish, plenteous, marvelous, fabulous, boss, unimpaired, sterling, noble, crackerjack, passable, middling, unsurpassed, abounding, completed, superior, dandy, mediocre, superb, jumbo, suitable, borderline, top, intact, substantial, satisfying, fair, overflowing, wonderful, considerable, splendid, liberal, great, sensational, banner, divine, finished, tip-top, first class, premium, tolerable, hefty, average, fancy, special, jim-dandy, heavenly, par excellence, oversize, supernal, integral, superlative, keen, groovy, neat, useful, entire, plentiful, bounteous, unexceptional, largish, sizable, top-notch, rich, A1, worthy, choice, first-rate, unbroken, gratifying, respectable, unmarred, so-so, bountiful, capital, enlarged, swell, slick, full, undamaged, equal, decent, copious, big, whole, high-grade.
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imperfect, inadequate