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be insufficient

VERB
want
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call for demand require
STRONG
miss starve
WEAK
be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of
Antonyms
WEAK
despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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But they said that alone would be insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

UniQure shares fall sharply after the FDA indicates Phase I/II study data for gene therapy AMT-130 may be insufficient for a BLA.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Travel agents say medical coverage on the cards, including evacuation back to the U.S., can be insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The prince regarded this to be insufficient, in light of the risks he believed he faced.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan