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Insufficient

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

Not sufficient.

📖 Definitions of "Insufficient"

adjective

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
inadequatenoun	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
shortnoun	Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
lownoun	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
depleted	Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.
skimpynoun	(of a garment) Very small, light, or revealing.
too little	not enough
scarcenoun	(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sufficient	Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
inadequate	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
deficient	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
poor	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
scarce	(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
scant	Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
skimpy	(of a garment) Very small, light, or revealing.
shy	Easily frightened; timid.
depleted	Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.
short	Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
lean	(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
low	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
light	Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
too little	not enough
lacknoun	(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
insufficiencynoun	The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
inadequacynoun	A lack of competence or ability.
inefficient	Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.
deficiencynoun	(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
shortcomingnoun	A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
unsatisfactory	Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.