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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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Memories of the horrific wildfires of 2025 are not enough to overcome eco-bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Weekly earnings don’t look much better: Pay rose 3.7% year over year, still not enough to keep up with inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Or is being in the wrong place at the very wrong time not enough to bring down one of the best players to have ever pulled on an England shirt?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kelsey Plum finishes with a team-high 27 points in her first game back from an ankle injury, but it’s not enough to prevent the Sparks from losing 104-96.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“Mira, your dad and I have already discussed this at length. There’s just not enough money in our budget, and Gran is already helping with other things.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

not enough

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