be inadequate

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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Halliday welcomed that but said he feared the amount of money would be inadequate to meet the government's ambitions.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

That same level of weaker disclosures may prove to be inadequate to investors who were justifiably comfortable relying on Buffett’s presence.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Previous reports have also found mental health care services to be inadequate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

As a result, projections about the short-, medium- and long-term future of study populations may be inadequate.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

"It would be inadequate to check rapid and large changes of the price level."

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

be inadequate

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