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be inadequate

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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That same level of weaker disclosures may prove to be inadequate to investors who were justifiably comfortable relying on Buffett’s presence.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Oakhill STC was found to be inadequate at a previous inspection in October 2024.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

As a result, projections about the short-, medium- and long-term future of study populations may be inadequate.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

It will also increase the need for services as the ratio of current services to population will be inadequate.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

In the course of time, this first aqueduct proving to be inadequate to the demand, a second one was added.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray

be inadequate

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