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inadequacy
noun
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Definition of inadequacy:

inadequacy (noun):
lack or shortage
lack of an adequate quantity or number.
the quality or state of being inadequate

Synonyms for inadequacy:

absence
amount
dearth
deficiency
deficit
drought
drouth
exiguity
failure
famine
inadequateness
incompleteness
insufficiency
lack
lacuna
leanness
meagerness
meagreness
paucity
poorness
poverty
scantiness
scantness
scarceness
scarcity
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Antonyms for inadequacy:

abundance
accomplishment
accumulation
achievement
adequacy
adequate amount
adequate supply
advantage
affluence
ample
ample store
ampleness
amplitude
ascent
asset
balance
bellyful
benefit
betterment
blessing
bountifulness
bounty
bunch
bundle
cache
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