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ADEQUATENESS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word adequateness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For ADEQUATENESS

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deficiency
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

imperfection
nounn
noun

• the state or an instance of being imperfect

inadequacy
nounn
noun

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• a lack of competence

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

incompetence
nounn
noun

• lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

• inability of a part or organ to function properly

incompleteness
nounn
noun

• the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect

inefficiency
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

insufficiency
nounn
noun

• a lack of competence

• (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

shortfall
nounn
noun

• the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

want
verbv
noun

• a state of extreme poverty

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• anything that is necessary but lacking

• a specific feeling of desire

verb

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly

• have need of

• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

• wish or demand the presence of

• be without, lack; be deficient in

Alternatives for DEFICIENCY

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for IMPERFECTION

Alternatives for INADEQUACY

Alternatives for INCOMPETENCE

Alternatives for INCOMPLETENESS

Alternatives for INEFFICIENCY

Alternatives for INSUFFICIENCY

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