Antonyms for in adequate
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-ad-i-kwit |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt |
- able
- above
- abundant
- acceptable
- accomplished
- accurate
- adept
- adequate
- advantageous
- agile
- agreeable
- ample
- appropriate
- beneficial
- benevolent
- big
- black
- blessed
- bold
- brave
- bright
- broad-minded
- brunette
- capable
- careful
- cheerful
- chubby
- clean
- clear
- colored
- colorful
- comforting
- compatible
- competent
- complete
- concentrated
- conditional
- confident
- consequential
- considerable
- considerate
- convincing
- correct
- courteous
- dark
- darkened
- decent
- dense
- detailed
- dexterous
- difficult
- dim
- distinct
- distinguished
- dusky
- educated
- effective
- effectual
- efficient
- elevated
- encouraging
- enormous
- enough
- excellent
- excessive
- expensive
- experienced
- expert
- extroverted
- famous
- fat
- faultless
- fertile
- fine
- finished
- firm
- first-class
- first-rate
- fit
- fitting
- fixed
- flawless
- flushed
- fortunate
- frequent
- fresh
- friendly
- fruitful
- full
- gay
- generous
- giant
- giving
- glad
- gloomy
- glowing
- good
- grave
- great
- guarded
- happy
- hardy
- harmonious
- harsh
- having
- healthy
- heartened
- hearty
- heavy
- high
- honest
- honorable
- hopeful
- huge
- immense
- important
- increased
- indefinite
- inflated
- intelligent
- joyful
- just
- kind
- laborious
- large
- learned
- lengthy
- liberal
- light
- long
- loud
- lucky
- lush
- luxurious
- magnificent
- major
- mobile
- moral
- new
- nice
- noisy
- obese
- obscure
- OK
- outrageous
- perfect
- plausible
- pleasant
- pleasing
- plentiful
- plenty
- plump
- polite
- potent
- powerful
- prepared
- productive
- professional
- proficient
- profitable
- profuse
- prominent
- proper
- protected
- qualified
- radiant
- ready
- reasonable
- rebounding
- reliable
- reputable
- respectable
- rich
- right
- rough
- safe
- satisfactory
- secure
- serious
- significant
- skilled
- skillful
- smart
- solemn
- solid
- sophisticated
- sound
- strong
- sturdy
- substantial
- successful
- sufficient
- suitable
- superb
- superior
- talented
- tall
- temporary
- tentative
- thick
- thorough
- thriving
- total
- tough
- true
- trustworthy
- unabridged
- unashamed
- unbreakable
- unbroken
- uncorrupt
- uncrippled
- undecayed
- undiluted
- unlimited
- unreasonable
- unremorseful
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- unshy
- unsorry
- untrivial
- upright
- useful
- valid
- valuable
- violent
- virtuous
- walking
- wealthy
- weighted
- well
- whole
- wide
- wild
- willing
- wonderful
- working
- worthwhile
- worthy
Definition of in adequate
Origin :- 1670s; see in- (1) "not, opposite of" + adequate. Related: Inadequately.
- As in inadequate : adj defective, insufficient, incompetent
- As in incapable : adj not adequate; helpless
- As in incompetent : adj unskillful, unable
- As in incomplete : adj unfinished, wanting
- As in inconsequential/inconsiderable : adj of no significance
- As in ineffective/ineffectual : adj weak, useless
- As in insufficient : adj not enough; lacking
- As in lacking : adj wanting, deficient
- As in lame : adj feeble, weak
- As in lean : adj bare, thin
- As in light : adj small in amount, content
- As in low : adj reduced; mediocre
- As in pale : adj light in color or effect
- As in pathetic : adj sad, affecting
- As in pitiful : adj in bad shape; poor
- As in bad : adj poor quality
- As in rotten : adj despicable, inferior, bad
- As in short : adj insufficient
- As in shy : adj lacking, failing
- As in sketchy : adj rough, incomplete
- As in small : adj tiny in size, quantity
- As in small : adj unimportant
- As in sorry : adj despicable, pathetic
- As in sparse : adj very few and scattered
- As in spineless : adj cowardly
- As in substandard : adj inferior
- As in thin : adj deficient, weak
- As in unable : adj not having talent, skill
- As in unfit : adj not appropriate or suited
- As in unfit : adj not ready
- As in unprofessional : adj not done well or skillfully
- As in unqualified : adj not prepared, incompetent
- As in unskilled : adj untrained
- As in unsuitable : adj not proper, inappropriate
- As in weak : adj deficient, feeble
- As in woeful : adj terrible, sad
- As in beggarly : adj poor
- As in disappointing : adj unsatisfactory
- As in exhaustible : adj expendable
- As in incommensurate : adj not proportional
- As in inconsequential : adj insignificant
- As in ineffective : adj useless
- As in nugatory : adj worthless
- As in second-rate : adj mediocre
- As in ineffectual : adj useless
- As in inefficacious : adj ineffectual
- As in pitiable : adj pitiful
- As in ruthful : adj pitiful
- As in waterish : adj pale
- As in defective : adj broken, not working
- As in dissatisfactory : adj unsatisfactory
- As in exiguous : adj scanty
- As in failing : adj not well, weak
- As in faulty : adj not working; incorrect
- As in feeble : adj not strong; ineffective
- As in flimsy : adj not strong; light, thin
- As in flimsy : adj unconvincing, implausible
- As in impotent : adj disabled; unable to perform action
Synonyms for in adequate
- abject
- abnormal
- abominable
- abortive
- abridged
- adulterated
- affecting
- afflicted
- aged
- agonized
- ailing
- amateur
- amateurish
- amiss
- amoebalike
- anemic
- anguished
- angular
- anorexic
- anticlimactic
- appalling
- arousing
- ashen
- ashy
- assailable
- atrocious
- awful
- awkward
- awry
- baby
- bad
- bad news
- bantam
- bare
- barren
- base
- baseless
- beanpole
- beastly
- beggarly
- below average
- below par
- below standard
- bereft
- big zero
- bitter
- bitty
- blah
- blamable
- blanched
- bleached
- blemished
- bloodless
- blundering
- bony
- bootless
- botched
- bottom out
- broke
- broken
- bruised
- bum
- bummer
- bungling
- bush
- bush league
- bush-league
- butter-fingered
- butterfingers
- cadaverous
- calamitous
- can't cut it
- can't hack it
- can't make the grade
- careless
- casual
- catastrophic
- cheap
- cheerless
- cheesy
- chicken
- chiffon
- clashing
- clumsy
- coarse
- colorless
- comfortless
- coming up short
- commiserable
- commiserative
- compassionate
- confined
- contemptible
- controvertible
- cracked
- cramped
- crappy
- crippled
- cruddy
- crude
- cruel
- crummy
- cursory
- cut
- cut-rate
- damaged
- deathlike
- debased
- debilitated
- declining
- decrepit
- defeasible
- defeated
- defective
- deficient
- delicate
- depleted
- deplorable
- depressing
- deprived of
- depthless
- despicable
- despisable
- destitute
- devoid
- diaphanous
- diddly
- digestible
- diluted
- dim
- diminutive
- dinky
- dirty
- disagreeable
- disappointing
- disastrous
- disconcerting
- disconsolate
- discordant
- discouraging
- discrepant
- diseased
- disgraceful
- disheartening
- dismal
- disparate
- dispersed
- displeasing
- disproportionate
- disqualified
- dissatisfactory
- dissident
- dissonant
- distasteful
- distorted
- distressed
- distressing
- doddering
- doleful
- dopey
- doughy
- down
- down-and-out
- downer
- dragging
- drained
- dreadful
- dry
- dud
- dull
- economical
- effete
- emaciated
- emasculate
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- entry level
- entry-level
- erroneous
- etiolated
- exhausted
- exiguous
- expurgated
- faded
- failing
- faint
- faint-hearted
- fallacious
- fallible
- falling short
- false
- faltering
- faulty
- fearful
- feckless
- feeble
- few and far between
- filthy
- flabby
- flat
- flawed
- flimsy
- floundering
- forceless
- found wanting
- fractional
- fragile
- fragmentary
- frail
- frightened
- frivolous
- frugal
- fruitless
- frustrating
- futile
- gangling
- gangly
- garbage
- garbled
- gaunt
- gauzy
- gentle
- ghastly
- glitch
- gloomy
- godawful
- gossamer
- gray
- green
- grieving
- grievous
- grim
- grody
- gross
- groundless
- grungy
- gutless
- haggard
- half-done
- handicapped
- hardly any
- hardly enough
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- heartsick
- heavy-handed
- helpless
- hog-tied
- hollow
- hopeless
- house of cards
- humble
- icky
- idle
- ignorant
- ill-adapted
- ill-equipped
- ill-suited
- illogical
- immaterial
- immature
- impaired
- imperfect
- implausible
- impotent
- imprecise
- improbable
- improper
- impuissant
- inaccurate
- inadequate
- inadmissible
- inane
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappreciable
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incapable
- incapacitated
- incoherent
- incommensurable
- incommensurate
- incompatible
- incompetent
- incomplete
- inconceivable
- inconclusive
- incongruous
- inconsequent
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- inconsistent
- incorrect
- incredible
- indecisive
- indistinct
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- ineligible
- inept
- inexact
- inexpedient
- inexpensive
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- infecund
- infelicitous
- inferior
- infertile
- infirm
- infrequent
- inharmonious
- injured
- innocuous
- inoperative
- inproficient
- insignificant
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- interfering
- introductory
- invalid
- invertebrate
- irrelevant
- irresolute
- jarring
- joyless
- junk
- junky
- lacking
- laid low
- lame
- lamentable
- languid
- lank
- lanky
- lax
- leaky
- lemon
- lesser
- light
- lily-livered
- limited
- little
- livid
- losing
- lousy
- low
- low on
- low-grade
- lower
- lurid
- maimed
- maladjusted
- maladroit
- malapropos
- malformed
- malfunctioning
- marked down
- marred
- meager
- mean
- measly
- mediocre
- melting
- microscopic
- mild
- mini
- miniature
- minor
- minor-league
- minus
- minuscule
- minute
- miserable
- miserly
- missing
- mistaken
- moderate
- modest
- mournful
- moving
- naive
- narrow
- nasty
- needed
- needing
- negligent
- negligible
- nerveless
- neutralized
- niggardly
- no biggie
- no can do
- no fat
- no go
- no good
- no way
- nominal
- nonexpert
- not able
- not cut out for
- not effective
- not enough
- not equal to
- not fit
- not good
- not hacking it
- not have it
- not making it
- not many
- not much
- not rich
- not satisfying
- not up to
- not up to par
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- occasional
- off
- offensive
- on the bum
- out of
- out of character
- out of commission
- out of element
- out of gas
- out of keeping
- out of order
- out of place
- out of shape
- out to lunch
- outline
- pallid
- paltry
- paper tiger
- papery
- paralyzed
- parsimonious
- part
- partial
- pasty
- pathetic
- perfunctory
- petite
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- pint-sized
- piteous
- pithless
- pitiable
- pitiful
- plaintive
- pocket-sized
- poignant
- poor
- poorly
- poverty-stricken
- powerless
- preliminary
- prostrate
- puerile
- punk
- puny
- questionable
- racked
- rangy
- rank
- rare
- raunchy
- raw
- rawboned
- reasonable
- regrettable
- restricted
- rickety
- rinkydink
- rocky
- rotten
- rough
- rude
- rudimentary
- rueful
- runt
- runty
- ruthful
- sad
- sallow
- sans
- sapless
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- scattered
- scraggy
- scrappy
- scrawny
- scrimpy
- scrubby
- scruffy
- scummy
- scurrilous
- scurvy
- second-best
- second-class
- second-rate
- secondary
- seconds
- senseless
- set
- shabby
- shadow
- shaky
- shallow
- sheer
- shocking
- shoddy
- shoestring
- short
- short of
- short-handed
- shrimp
- shy
- sick
- sickly
- sidelined
- sinewy
- sketchy
- skimpy
- skinny
- slack-spined
- slapdash
- slashed
- sleazy
- slender
- slight
- slim
- slipshod
- small
- small potatoes
- small-fry
- small-scale
- small-time
- soft
- sorrowful
- sorry
- sour
- spare
- sparse
- spectral
- spineless
- spiritless
- sporadic
- squeamish
- sterile
- stick
- stilt
- stinking
- stinted
- stirring
- strengthless
- stretched
- stringy
- stunted
- submissive
- subnormal
- subpar
- substandard
- suffering
- superficial
- svelte
- sylphlike
- synthetic
- tacky
- tainted
- tame
- tearful
- teensy
- teeny
- tender
- tenuous
- the pits
- thick
- thin
- tight
- timid
- tiny
- too little
- too little too late
- tortured
- touching
- toy
- tragic
- transparent
- trifling
- trivial
- twiggy
- two bit
- two-bit
- unable
- unacceptable
- unaccomplished
- unadapted
- unample
- unapt
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- unbelievable
- uncalled-for
- uncommon
- uncongenial
- unconsidered
- unconsummated
- unconvincing
- uncool
- uncostly
- uncritical
- under construction
- undersized
- undeveloped
- undone
- undue
- uneducated
- unequal
- unequipped
- unessential
- unethical
- unexecuted
- unfair
- unfinished
- unfit
- unfitted
- unfitting
- unfortunate
- unfruitful
- unfulfilling
- ungrounded
- unhandy
- unhappy
- unhealthy
- unimportant
- uninitiated
- uninteresting
- unlikely
- unlucky
- unmatched
- unmeet
- unpersuasive
- unpleasant
- unpleasing
- unpolished
- unpracticed
- unprepared
- unpretentious
- unproductive
- unproficient
- unprofitable
- unpromising
- unprosperous
- unqualified
- unreasonable
- unreliable
- unretentive
- unsatisfactory
- unsatisfying
- unschooled
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unskilled
- unskillful
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- unsuccessful
- unsufficient
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- unsure
- untalented
- untenable
- unthriving
- untrained
- unworthy
- useless
- vacillating
- vague
- vain
- valueless
- vapid
- vile
- vitiated
- void
- wan
- wanting
- warped
- washed-out
- wasted
- watery
- waxen
- waxlike
- weak
- weak-kneed
- weak-willed
- weakened
- weakly
- wee
- white
- whitish
- wicked
- wimpy
- wiry
- wishful
- withered
- withering
- without
- wizened
- wobbly
- woeful
- woozy
- worn
- worthless
- wretched
- wrong
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
- young
- zero
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