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Antonyms for inadequacy
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-ad-i-kwuh-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si |
Definition of inadequacy
Origin :- 1764, from inadequate + -cy. Related: Inadequacies.
- noun shortage, defect, inability
- He then proceeded to show the inadequacy of the figures presented by Mr. O'Connell.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The inadequacy, the feebleness of the whole thing is astounding.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Alderling repeated in a tone of amaze at the inadequacy of my epithet.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- The insufficiency, the inadequacy of his staff and of chief-of-staff.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Again in 1913 he dwelt upon the inadequacy of our aerial defences.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 » by Various
- She paused a moment, as if entirely conscious of the inadequacy of the explanation.
- Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
- Yet many admirers have been left with a sense of inadequacy.
- Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
- A little reflection will show the inadequacy of such a concept.
- Extract from : « The American Empire » by Scott Nearing
- The 'felicific calculus' is enough to show the inadequacy of his method.
- Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
- Nowhere is the inadequacy of this method so obvious as in theories of life.
- Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
Synonyms for inadequacy
- blemish
- dearth
- defalcation
- defectiveness
- deficiency
- deficit
- drawback
- failing
- faultiness
- flaw
- imperfection
- inadequateness
- inaptness
- incapacity
- incompetence
- incompetency
- incompleteness
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectualness
- inefficacy
- inefficiency
- ineptitude
- insufficiency
- lack
- meagerness
- paucity
- poverty
- scantiness
- shortcoming
- skimpiness
- underage
- unfitness
- unsuitableness
- weakness
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