Synonyms for insufficient
ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ əntin·suf·fi·cient

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1. insufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsufficient

2. insufficientadjective

   Not sufficient.

   Synonyms:
   unsufficient

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1. insufficient

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

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1. insufficient, deficientadjective

   of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

   "insufficient funds"

   Synonyms:
   lacking(p), deficient, wanting(p), inferior, substandard

   Antonyms:
   enough, adequate, comfortable, sufficient, decent

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1. insufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   inadequate, incompetent, unequal, incapable, unfit, not sufficient

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1. insufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   inadequate, deficient, incommensurate, lacking

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1. List of paraphrases for "insufficient":

   inadequate, sufficient, inadequacy, insufficiency, deficient, lack, enough, unsatisfactory, adequate, kefaya, shortage, poor, shortfall, weak

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1. Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991:

   But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain?

2. Ignacio Aguado:

   Because of cuts and insufficient investment in primary health care, the first port of call is the emergency ward.

3. Dean Koontz:

   Some people think only intellect counts knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

4. Kwon Jun-wook:

   There is insufficient clinical basis about the result of plasma treatment among experts in the country.

5. Dean Koontz:

   Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.