All inadequateness synonyms

noun inadequateness

• defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
• inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
• shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
• dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
• deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
• failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
• flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
• imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
• incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
• ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
• inefficiency — the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency.
• ineptitude — quality or condition of being inept.
• insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
• paucity — smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
• shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
• weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
• blemish — A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
• defalcation — the amount embezzled
• defectiveness — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
• deficit — A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
• drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
• faultiness — having faults or defects; imperfect.
• inapt — not apt or fitting.
• incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
• incompetency — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
• incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
• inefficacy — lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect.
• lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
• meagerness — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
• poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
• scantiness — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
• unfit — not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
• skimpily — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
• underage — lacking the required age, especially that of legal maturity.