not enough

ADJECTIVE

deficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective faulty flawed impaired incomplete inferior insufficient lacking scarce skimpy unsatisfactory weak

WEAK

amiss bad damaged exiguous found wanting infrequent injured marred meager not cut out for not make it not up to scratch outta gas rare scant scanty second fiddle second string short shy sketchy third-string unassembled unequal unfinished wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundant adequate enough perfect strong sufficient

WEAK

ample excessive faultless flawless satisfactory superfluous

ADJECTIVE

inadequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient faulty incompetent incomplete lacking meager poor sad scarce sketchy skimpy unequal weak

WEAK

bare barren bush-league depleted dry failing feeble found wanting glitch imperfect impotent inappreciable inapt incapable incommensurate inconsiderable insubstantial junk lame lemon lousy low minus miserly parsimonious scanty short shy small spare sparse sterile stinted stunted thin too little unproductive unqualified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able abundant adequate capable complete enough full perfect potent strong sufficient

WEAK

competent

ADJECTIVE

undermanned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shorthanded

WEAK

found wanting incomplete scarce short shy too little

ADVERB

inadequately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

partially

WEAK

badly deficiently incompetently incompletely ineffectively ineffectually inefficiently ineptly meagerly partly perfunctorily scantily

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise miniscule amount speck spit in the sea too little too late trifle

Example Sentences

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If I'm being honest, two percent is not enough, and so two percent is freeloading.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“Theft losses at DWP are real and are increasing. However, eliminating these losses is not enough to offset the proposed costs,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The pickle brine adds something surprisingly good to lemonade — not enough to make it taste overtly “pickle-y,” but enough to deepen it.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

As the preliminary round will take place just before the first round, there is realistically not enough time to play those ties, and then hold another draw.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Prayers were not enough for Maggie; “gloom rested on the future.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

not enough

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