inadequate

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adjective

1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task (Freq. 14)
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
• Syn:
unequal
• Ant:
adequate
• Similar to:
deficient, lacking, wanting, incapable, incompetent,
unequal to, short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed
• See Also:
unsatisfactory
• Derivationally related forms:
inadequateness
• Attrubites:
adequacy, adequateness
2. 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
• Syn:
poor, short
• Similar to:
insufficient, deficient
• Derivationally related forms:
shortness (for: short), poorness (for: poor), inadequateness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  poor, short, unequal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  adequate, equal