as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the inadequacy of our servings was soon apparent, as hungry guests started clamoring for seconds
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Recent Examples of inadequacies
The most common motives for lying at work are fear of upsetting someone, avoiding conflict, not wanting to reveal inadequacies, or serving personal career goals.
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is just about my own personal inadequacies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than discussing the inadequacies, dishonesty, and plain bad art of The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, the trade press perpetuates the hubbub as a technological crisis.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
However, there are unintended consequences of that path that will surely expose some of the inadequacies of the current international signing system.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Technology like the Jupiter One 30 MW hydrogen generator just might make these inefficiencies and inadequacies no longer a problem.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Scholars have long pointed to the inadequacies of disability services.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humor works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Their inadequacies became clear with COVID-19.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is just about my own personal inadequacies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than discussing the inadequacies, dishonesty, and plain bad art of The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, the trade press perpetuates the hubbub as a technological crisis.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
However, there are unintended consequences of that path that will surely expose some of the inadequacies of the current international signing system.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Technology like the Jupiter One 30 MW hydrogen generator just might make these inefficiencies and inadequacies no longer a problem.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
Scholars have long pointed to the inadequacies of disability services.
—Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humor works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Their inadequacies became clear with COVID-19.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Inadequacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequacies. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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