1
as in shortage
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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as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
tried to blame others in order to hide the inadequacy of his leadership
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Recent Examples of inadequacy
However, the roadblock facing CIOs is the inadequacy of their networks being capable of supporting future technological initiatives or ready to overcome current external challenges.
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Sander Barens, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The early Afrikaner victories not only showed the inadequacies of the British Army but were generally welcomed around the world.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
The aid effort has laid bare the inadequacy of the defense industrial base to replenish those weapons stocks.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The failures have highlighted inadequacies of current radar systems that are supposed to work together to provide air traffic controllers a comprehensive view of all activity on the runways and over airspace.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 May 2025
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Sander Barens, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The early Afrikaner victories not only showed the inadequacies of the British Army but were generally welcomed around the world.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
The aid effort has laid bare the inadequacy of the defense industrial base to replenish those weapons stocks.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The failures have highlighted inadequacies of current radar systems that are supposed to work together to provide air traffic controllers a comprehensive view of all activity on the runways and over airspace.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequacy
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The 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down the largest refined products pipeline in the United States for several days, creating fuel shortages and demonstrating how OT disruptions cascade through the economy.—
Bob Ackerman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a decade that some critics believe has a shortage of newness and invention, slop is one of the few frontiers that’s actively being pushed.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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If the continuity, cohesion and familiarity offered by those who stayed does not prove enough to keep Leeds in the league, the inability to sell efficiently in the summer window will be seen as one of the failings.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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France meanwhile faces an inability to push through budget legislation and a public unwilling to accept the spending cuts or tax increases needed to change its economic fundamentals.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the noticeable dips also don’t come for the generations of players who would be expecting to play their peak years for England during wartime either — note the lack of games in the 1940s in the earlier graph.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The lack of winning has been exactly the problem during the Chuba years at Carolina.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most people get a sufficient amount of this key vitamin through their diets alone—biotin can be found in beef liver and eggs, and for those without a biotin deficiency, biotin is unlikely to help.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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Folate deficiency in a mother increases the risk of neural tube defects including spina bifida, but the link to autism is unclear.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Inadequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequacy. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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