inadequacy
nounHow to pronounce inadequacy:
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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Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- inadequacies
- 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
- … more
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