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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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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

The report said the trust was required to take "all reasonable steps" to address concerns raised by CQC reports since 2023 until it was no longer found to be inadequate by inspectors.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

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

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

The agency says its investigation found Autopilot’s method of ensuring that drivers are paying attention can be inadequate and can lead to foreseeable misuse of the system.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The only retort that occurred to Nolan as at all appropriate he felt instinctively to be inadequate in point of elegance; so he judiciously refrained from uttering it.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

be inadequate

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