All junker synonyms
junkΒ·er
J j adjective junker
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- incompetent β not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- lacking β being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- scarce β insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- skimpy β lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- unequal β not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- bare β If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- barren β A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bush-league β inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
- depleted β reduced or exhausted
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- failing β 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.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- glitch β a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
- imperfect β not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- impotent β not potent; lacking power or ability.
- inappreciable β imperceptible; insignificant: an inappreciable difference.
- inapt β not apt or fitting.
- incapable β not capable.
- incommensurate β not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- inconsiderable β small, as in value, amount, or size.
- insubstantial β not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- lame β an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
- lousy β infested with lice.
- miserly β of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- parsimonious β characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- scanty β scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- short β having little length; not long.
- shy β bashful; retiring.
- small β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- spare β to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- sparse β thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- sterile β free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- stinted β to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money.
- stunted β slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development.
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- unproductive β having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unqualified β not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
- second-rate β of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- mediocre β of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- substandard β below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
- average β An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- common β If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.