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be insufficient

VERB

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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Some of these parents on Tuesday were cautiously encouraged while concerned that the proposed steps might be insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

China agreed to postpone certain impending restrictions, although Western businesses worry the supply will nonetheless be insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

UniQure shares fall sharply after the FDA indicates Phase I/II study data for gene therapy AMT-130 may be insufficient for a BLA.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

The ORR found the assessment to be insufficient and wrote to GWR about its concerns.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

be insufficient

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