Analysis Complete

inadequacy

/ inadequacy /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Opposites:
adequacy adequateness
Type of:
unsatisfactoriness
noun Sense 2
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Opposites:
sufficiency adequacy
Type of:
amount
Kinds of:
meagerness meagreness poorness scantiness scantness
noun Sense 3
a lack of competence
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
Type of:
failing weakness
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

unsatisfactoriness adequacy adequateness amount meagerness meagreness poorness scantiness scantness sufficiency failing weakness