inadequacies
nounHow many syllables in inadequacies?
There are 5 syllables in the word inadequacies.How to pronounce inadequacies:
Definition of inadequacies:
- inadequacies (noun):
- lack or shortage
- the quality or state of being inadequate
Synonyms for inadequacies:
absences
dearth
deficiencies
deficiency
deficits
droughts
drouths
failures
famines
inadequacy
inadequateness
incompleteness
insufficiencies
insufficiency
lacks
lacunae
lacunas
meagreness
paucity
poverties
poverty
scantiness
scarcities
shortage
shortages
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Antonyms for inadequacies:
abilities
adeptness
adroitness
aptitude
aptness
artfulness
bent
caliber
calibre
capability
capacity
chops
command
competence
competency
deftness
dexterity
effectiveness
endowment
expertise
expertism
expertness
facility
gift
handiness
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- imponderable
- implementation
- immunology
- immunization
- illuminating
- illuminated
- idyllically
- idiotical
- identifying
- iconically
- hysterectomy
- hypotonia
- hypothermia
- hyaluronic
- homogeneity
- homeostasis
- hierarchically
- heterozygous
- heterologous
- heterogenous
- hesitatingly
- herpetologist
- heptadecagon
- hepatectomy
- hemiparesthesia
- hematemesis
- hemangioma
- heliocentric
- harmonically
- hagiolatry
- haemophilia
- haematology
- gynecomastia
- gynaecologist
- gnathostomata
- gewurztraminer
- geological
- gentrification
- gastrointestinal
- galvanization
- fundamentalist
- flexibility
- femininity
- feliciano
- feasibility
- fantasmagoric
- fanatically
- familiarise
- facilitation
- facilitated
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