Synonyms

inadequacy

American

[in-ad-i-kwuh-see] / ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si /

noun

plural

inadequacies

Also inadequateness the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
something inadequate; defect.

The plan has many inadequacies.

Etymology

Origin of inadequacy

First recorded in 1780–90; inadequ(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

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He said they talked to wives separated from husbands and their kids and the most frequent feedback they got “was the inadequacy of the medical care they were receiving.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was more sweat than style, but still not enough to make up for the glaring inferiority and inadequacies of the first half.

From BBC

States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The nine-page text addresses the main flashpoints in Belem: trade measures, demands for greater finance for poorer nations, and the inadequacy of national carbon-cutting pledges.

From Barron's

And the inadequacy of the opposition’s simple, legalistic case came clear.

From Salon

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