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synonyms for inadequacy
- dearth
- deficiency
- failing
- flaw
- imperfection
- incapacity
- ineffectiveness
- inefficiency
- ineptitude
- insufficiency
- paucity
- shortcoming
- weakness
- blemish
- defalcation
- defectiveness
- deficit
- drawback
- faultiness
- inadequateness
- inaptness
- incompetence
- incompetency
- incompleteness
- ineffectualness
- inefficacy
- lack
- meagerness
- poverty
- scantiness
- unfitness
- unsuitableness
- skimpiness
- underage
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How to use inadequacy in a sentence
Adults relate to its inadequacy, its marginal existence as a misfit.
The definition of planet is still a sore point – especially among Pluto fans | Lisa Grossman | August 24, 2021 | Science NewsThe pandemic has spotlighted the inadequacies of the current system.
How China’s Digital Currency Could Challenge the Almighty Dollar | Charlie Campbell | August 11, 2021 | TimeAt least twice during the Obama administration, the Labor Department proposed reforms to Congress to address some of these inadequacies, primarily by boosting information sharing among states and federal agencies.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic | by Cezary Podkul | July 26, 2021 | ProPublica
When asked what one can do to let go of past hurts, Brammer answers with a tale of his middle-school years, of bullying, inadequacies, and teen angst, and of coming out, growing up, and not letting someone be defined by the worst of the past.
An impossible burden of our digitally intertwined lives is the omnipresent specter of inadequacy, or of seeing someone else’s life and wondering why ours can’t be that cool.
You Don’t Need to Watch Hiking Videos to Hike | Grayson Haver Currin | June 15, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn short, we found ways to couch messages of failure or inadequacy.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOurs is the Caiman model, a 6x6 behemoth that weighs in at over 15 tons and makes Humvees shrivel up with feelings of inadequacy.
Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank? | Andy Hinds | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat are not rare are feelings of inadequacy and even suicidal despair.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inadequacy of equipment and technology offered a comfortable answer.
Rethink Everything You Think You Know About World War II | David Frum | February 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the one side, there is envy, shame, inadequacy, longing, deprivation, and a sense of being left out.
Income Inequality Within Families is Emerging as a Major Issue | Janna Malamud Smith | January 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe prevailing fault of the modern Swell organ is, perhaps, the inadequacy of the Flute work.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThese are the times that illustrate to a man the inadequacy of spoken language.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThe cause for the inadequacy of the force left under his command, of which he often complains, is not apparent.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanShe broke off from sheer passionate inadequacy to express herself.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineExamples of this inadequacy may be given from the printed extract.
The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster Tinker
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