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in·suf·fi·cient

insufficient

 
 
pronunciation:
In s fI shnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: inadequate in number, degree, amount, or quality; not sufficient.
an insufficient suman insufficient idea
synonyms:
deficient, inadequate, short
antonyms:
adequate, ample, enough, sufficient, surplus
similar words:
exiguous, feeble, ill, incompetent, incomplete, lacking, lean, low, meager, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, spare, unsatisfactory, wanting
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)insufficient alone, grossly, morally, woefully
(adj.)insufficient + adverb adequately
(adj.)insufficient + noun amount, appreciation, armor, attention, basis, capacity, cash, compensation, coordination, data, demand, depth, diagnosis, emphasis, equipment, evidence, explanation, exposure, flow, fund, funding, incentive, information, infrastructure, intake, knowledge, lack, lighting, milk, monitoring, motivation, oxygen, parking, personnel, planning, poverty, preparation, proof, protection, quantity, reserve, resource, revenue, sleep, supply, support, tissue, training  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: insufficiently (adv.)