What is another word for in-adequate?
734 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɪnˈadɪkwət], [ ɪnˈadɪkwət], [ ɪ_n_ˈa_d_ɪ_k_w_ə_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for in-adequate:- bad (adjective)
- beggarly (adjective)
- defective (adjective)
- disappointing (adjective)
- dissatisfactory (adjective)
- exiguous (adjective)
- failing (adjective)
- faulty (adjective)
- feeble (adjective)
- flimsy (adjective)
- impotent (adjective)
- inadequate (adjective)
- incapable (adjective)
- incommensurate (adjective)
- incompetent (adjective)
- incomplete (adjective)
- inconsequential (adjective)
- inconsequential/inconsiderable (adjective)
- ineffective (adjective)
- ineffective/ineffectual (adjective)
- insufficient (adjective)
- lacking (adjective)
- lame (adjective)
- lean (adjective)
- light (adjective)
- low (adjective)
- pale (adjective)
- pathetic (adjective)
- pitiable (adjective)
- pitiful (adjective)
- rotten (adjective)
- second-rate (adjective)
- short (adjective)
- sketchy (adjective)
- small (adjective)
- sorry (adjective)
- sparse (adjective)
- spineless (adjective)
- substandard (adjective)
- thin (adjective)
- unable (adjective)
- unfit (adjective)
- unprofessional (adjective)
- unqualified (adjective)
- unskilled (adjective)
- unsuitable (adjective)
- waterish (adjective)
- weak (adjective)
- woeful (adjective)
- bad
- beggarly
- defective
- exiguous
- failing
- faulty
- feeble
- flimsy
- impotent
- inadequate
- incapable
- incompetent
- incomplete
- inconsequential/inconsiderable
- ineffective
- ineffective/ineffectual
- insufficient
- lacking
- lame
- lean
- light
- low
- pale
- pathetic
- pitiful
- rotten
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- small
- sorry
- sparse
- thin
- unable
- unfit
- unprofessional
- unqualified
- unskilled
- unsuitable
- weak
- woeful
Synonyms for In-adequate:
adj.
•bad (adjective)- cheesy,
- off,
- crummy,
- bummer,
- substandard,
- unacceptable,
- bottom out,
- diddly,
- garbage,
- grody,
- cruddy,
- junky,
- dissatisfactory,
- grungy,
- awful,
- synthetic,
- icky,
- inadequate,
- not good,
- incorrect,
- atrocious,
- amiss,
- gross,
- bad news,
- dreadful,
- inferior,
- raunchy,
- careless,
- stinking,
- erroneous,
- slipshod,
- the pits,
- rough,
- godawful,
- unsatisfactory,
- sad,
- abominable,
- fallacious,
- beastly,
- crappy,
- defective,
- blah,
- downer,
- cheap.
- impaired,
- flawed,
- subnormal,
- unfinished,
- unsound,
- damaged,
- sick,
- seconds,
- wanting,
- on the bum,
- insufficient,
- out of order,
- abnormal,
- blemished,
- unhealthy,
- injured.
- disconcerting,
- frustrating,
- uninteresting,
- depressing,
- unfulfilling,
- distasteful,
- falling short,
- bitter,
- disheartening,
- discouraging.
- distressing,
- bad,
- not up to par,
- unsuitable,
- unsatisfying,
- no good,
- not satisfying,
- displeasing,
- disappointing,
- useless,
- offensive,
- rotten,
- unworthy,
- mediocre.
- little,
- restricted,
- paltry,
- tenuous,
- limited,
- petty,
- confined,
- diminutive,
- slight,
- narrow,
- negligible,
- tiny,
- slender.
- faint,
- vain,
- Unsufficient,
- defeated,
- Unthriving,
- unsuccessful,
- unprosperous,
- declining,
- unavailing,
- scant.
- debased,
- malfunctioning,
- inexact,
- botched,
- distorted,
- invalid,
- fallible,
- malformed,
- cracked,
- tainted,
- blamable,
- unreliable,
- inaccurate,
- unfit,
- awry,
- false,
- rank,
- unretentive,
- leaky,
- imprecise,
- below par,
- maimed,
- wrong,
- adulterated,
- broken,
- marred,
- frail,
- warped.
- fragile,
- helpless,
- unconvincing,
- effete,
- enervated,
- wimpy,
- decrepit,
- flat,
- ineffectual,
- exhausted,
- doddering,
- out of gas,
- enfeebled,
- flabby,
- inefficient,
- delicate,
- emasculated,
- woozy,
- zero,
- vitiated,
- gentle,
- infirm,
- aged,
- puny,
- etiolated,
- languid,
- weakened,
- chicken,
- sapless,
- ailing,
- sickly,
- dopey,
- tame,
- Strengthless,
- powerless,
- weakly,
- debilitated,
- indecisive.
- house of cards,
- gossamer,
- unpersuasive,
- superficial,
- illogical,
- gauzy,
- unbelievable,
- sheer,
- baseless,
- wishful,
- cut-rate,
- inane,
- transparent,
- assailable,
- inept,
- shaky,
- frivolous,
- trifling,
- incredible,
- improbable,
- slapdash,
- trivial,
- rickety,
- inconceivable,
- Controvertible,
- unreasonable,
- ungrounded,
- sleazy,
- wobbly,
- shallow,
- contemptible,
- unsubstantial,
- groundless,
- rinkydink,
- chiffon,
- puerile,
- diaphanous,
- papery,
- tacky.
- nerveless,
- forceless,
- incapacitated,
- ineffective,
- paper tiger,
- crippled,
- prostrate,
- paralyzed,
- Infecund,
- unfruitful,
- dud,
- gutless.
- stunted,
- deficient,
- incompetent,
- inappreciable,
- low,
- scarce,
- failing,
- minus,
- incapable,
- lemon,
- unqualified,
- lousy,
- short,
- unequal,
- poor,
- Stinted,
- sterile,
- barren,
- scanty,
- inconsiderable,
- bare,
- lacking,
- found wanting,
- imperfect,
- spare,
- incommensurate,
- feeble,
- junk,
- shy,
- impotent,
- weak,
- skimpy,
- depleted,
- not enough,
- niggardly,
- meager,
- thin,
- sketchy,
- incomplete,
- unproductive,
- parsimonious,
- miserly,
- lame,
- faulty,
- dry,
- too little,
- inapt,
- bush-league,
- sparse,
- insubstantial,
- glitch,
- small.
- inexpert,
- inexperienced,
- unequipped,
- unskilled,
- unsuited,
- ineligible,
- uncool,
- inproficient,
- not equal to,
- not up to,
- naive,
- unable,
- butterfingers,
- disqualified,
- unskillful,
- losing.
- clumsy,
- bungling,
- awkward,
- maladroit,
- unadapted,
- Floundering,
- untrained,
- not cut out for,
- raw,
- uninitiated,
- amateurish,
- not have it,
- Unhandy,
- out to lunch,
- unfitted,
- amateur,
- unproficient.
- fragmentary,
- immature,
- abridged,
- half-done,
- expurgated,
- garbled,
- part,
- Unexecuted,
- under construction,
- fractional,
- Unaccomplished,
- unpolished,
- unconsummated,
- crude,
- incoherent,
- undeveloped,
- rude,
- undone,
- partial,
- rudimentary.
- inconsequent,
- minor,
- unconsidered,
- runt,
- two-bit,
- insignificant,
- entry-level,
- dinky,
- measly,
- small potatoes,
- shoestring,
- worthless,
- unimportant,
- casual,
- exiguous,
- immaterial,
- picayune,
- light,
- small-time.
- feckless,
- futile,
- abortive,
- null and void,
- bootless,
- fruitless,
- inefficacious,
- withered,
- void,
- defeasible,
- unprofitable,
- spineless,
- neutralized,
- anticlimactic,
- idle,
- nugatory,
- inoperative,
- null,
- innocuous,
- invertebrate.
- devoid,
- out of,
- short of,
- destitute,
- too little too late,
- rare,
- unample,
- bereft,
- infrequent,
- drained.
- needed,
- can't cut it,
- coming up short,
- missing,
- not hacking it,
- Without,
- not making it,
- deprived of,
- Sans,
- Needing.
- svelte,
- stilt,
- pitiful,
- shadow,
- beanpole,
- stick,
- scraggy,
- scrawny,
- skinny,
- sylphlike,
- anorexic,
- no fat,
- lank,
- slim,
- gaunt,
- twiggy,
- gangling,
- wasted,
- sinewy,
- lanky,
- angular,
- worn,
- wiry,
- gangly,
- rawboned,
- stringy,
- emaciated,
- rangy,
- haggard,
- wizened,
- infertile,
- bony.
- mild,
- indistinct,
- soft,
- wee,
- not many,
- inconsequential,
- modest,
- hardly enough,
- hardly any,
- not rich,
- minute,
- moderate,
- digestible,
- frugal,
- not much,
- minuscule.
- inexpensive,
- economical,
- uncostly,
- nominal,
- shoddy,
- slashed,
- second-rate,
- low-grade,
- cut,
- marked down,
- reasonable.
- cadaverous,
- lurid,
- pallid,
- waxen,
- blanched,
- ashen,
- ghastly,
- waxlike,
- sallow,
- bleached,
- pasty,
- doughy,
- dim,
- whitish,
- washed-out,
- spectral,
- anemic,
- bloodless,
- livid,
- colorless,
- wan,
- gray,
- white,
- dull,
- ashy,
- faded,
- deathlike.
- melting,
- tender,
- lamentable,
- deplorable,
- miserable,
- sorry,
- moving,
- poignant,
- piteous,
- heartbreaking,
- rueful,
- wretched,
- plaintive,
- touching,
- woeful,
- pitiable,
- Commiserable,
- heartrending.
- comfortless,
- grievous,
- abject,
- tearful,
- base,
- commiserative,
- vile,
- compassionate,
- despicable,
- scurvy,
- stirring,
- mean,
- afflicted,
- pathetic,
- Arousing,
- mournful,
- shabby,
- joyless,
- beggarly,
- distressed,
- cheerless,
- dismal,
- sorrowful,
- affecting,
- suffering.
- diseased,
- disagreeable,
- dirty,
- filthy,
- punk,
- sour,
- scurrilous,
- wicked,
- nasty,
- regrettable,
- bum,
- withering,
- unfortunate,
- unlucky,
- unhappy,
- bruised,
- unpleasant.
- introductory,
- scrappy,
- uncritical,
- cursory,
- vague,
- preliminary,
- Depthless,
- coarse,
- perfunctory,
- outline.
- scrubby,
- small-scale,
- pint-sized,
- lesser,
- unpretentious,
- bantam,
- small-fry,
- pocket-sized,
- bitty,
- toy,
- secondary,
- piddling,
- lower,
- humble,
- teeny,
- teensy,
- cramped,
- microscopic,
- miniature,
- minor-league,
- young,
- petite,
- set,
- shrimp,
- undersized,
- baby,
- runty,
- mini,
- unessential.
- spiritless,
- lily-livered,
- weak-kneed,
- yellow,
- Pithless,
- irresolute,
- vacillating,
- weak-willed,
- faint-hearted,
- amoebalike,
- submissive,
- timid,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- yellow-bellied,
- squeamish.
- no can do,
- out of commission,
- not able,
- can't hack it,
- hog-tied,
- can't make the grade,
- sidelined,
- Impuissant.
- incompatible,
- uncongenial,
- heavy-handed,
- inharmonious,
- inapplicable,
- discordant,
- valueless,
- Unmeet,
- out of element,
- ill-suited,
- ill-equipped,
- unprepared,
- Butter-fingered,
- unpracticed,
- down,
- out of place,
- maladjusted,
- unbecoming,
- Unapt,
- out of shape,
- unpromising,
- poorly,
- laid low,
- improper,
- bush league,
- rocky,
- dragging,
- unlikely,
- inexpedient,
- mistaken,
- incongruous,
- not fit,
- Blundering,
- inappropriate,
- infelicitous,
- ill-adapted.
- bush.
Antonyms for In-adequate:
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adj.
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bad
great, lucky, just, wonderful, benevolent, honest, sophisticated, reputable, true, right, upright, advantageous, superior, worthy, beneficial, happy, fortunate, ok, good, profitable, virtuous, pleasing, Undecayed.
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beggarly
luxurious.
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exiguous
plenty.
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failing
healthy, rebounding, thriving.
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flimsy
plausible, heavy, thick, convincing, reasonable, sturdy, serious, substantial, tough.
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impotent
fertile, skilled, skillful, dexterous, productive.
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inadequate
capable, full, enough, strong, adequate, finished, able, abundant, potent, competent, complete, sufficient, perfect.
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incapable
qualified, experienced, suitable, ready.
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incompetent
adept, useful, proficient.
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incomplete
accomplished, whole, total.
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inconsequential/inconsiderable
considerable, consequential, significant, important.
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ineffective
fruitful, successful.
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ineffective/ineffectual
effectual.
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insufficient
satisfactory.
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light
concentrated, bold, brave, black, grave, dim, wild, gloomy, dusky, loud, laborious, weighted, harsh, large, dark, obscure, violent, darkened, rough, solemn, brunette, big, huge, difficult.
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low
excessive, immense, honorable, unreasonable, decent, high, prominent, moral, rich, outrageous, tall, above, respectable, valuable, cheerful, expensive, elevated, gay, enormous, liberal, unlimited, increased, wealthy.
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pale
colored, clear, smart, distinct, intelligent, light, glowing, colorful, bright, radiant, flushed.
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pathetic
glad, worthwhile, joyful.
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rotten
friendly, clean, trustworthy, agreeable, kind, new, magnificent, pleasant, Uncorrupt.
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short
lengthy, polite, unabridged, courteous, long.
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shy
extroverted, unreserved, unshy, confident, unashamed.
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small
famous, broad-minded, first-class, giving, giant, wide, untrivial, distinguished, considerate, unrestricted, first-rate, generous, major, fine.
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sorry
unremorseful, unsorry, heartened.
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unable
talented.
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unfit
appropriate, willing, proper.
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unprofessional
professional.
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unqualified
indefinite, temporary, tentative, conditional, prepared.
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unsuitable
compatible, acceptable, harmonious, fitting.
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woeful
blessed, comforting, encouraging.
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bad