inadequate

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. scant, wanting, short, below par; incomplete, partial, deficient, lacking. See insufficiency.Ant., adequate.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Insufficient]

Syn. lacking, deficient, scanty, short, meager, failing, found wanting, unequal, not enough, sparing, stinted, stunted, feeble, sparse, too little, falling short, small, thin, incomplete, inappreciable, inconsiderable, spare, bare, parsimonious, niggardly, miserly, scarce, unsubstantial, barren, depleted, low, weak, flaccid, impotent, unproductive, dry, sterile, jeJune, imperfect, defective, lame, sorry, pathetic, pitiful, exiguous, skimpy*, shy*, at low-water mark*; see also faulty , poor 2 , unsatisfactory , wanting 1 .

Ant. enough*, adequate, sufficient.

2. [Incompetent]

Syn. unequal, inept, ineffectual; see incompetent .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

deficient, unsatisfactory, lacking, unfit, wanting, insufficient, too little, short, scanty, scarce, incompetent, impotent, incapable, unqualified.

ANT.: adequate, satisfactory, sufficient, capable

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not enough to meet a demand or requirement: deficient, insufficient, scarce, short, shy1, under, wanting. See BIG, EXCESS. 2. Lacking capability: incapable, incompetent, unequal, unfit, unqualified. See ABILITY, EXCESS. 3. Not capable of accomplishing anything: helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffectual, powerless, weak. See ABILITY, STRONG.