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A lack or shortage (of something)

Physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs

A weakness, shortcoming or failing

The characteristic of being needy

The state or quality of being specious

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited

Neglect of one's duty

A feeling that one is inferior, typically due to low self-esteem

State of being poorly adapted

The state of being imbalanced or out of proportion

A very small or inadequate amount of money

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Noun

A lack or shortage (of something)

inaccessibility

negative amount

falling short in

being able to do with

being deficient in

underperformance

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“In recognition of its own financial inadequacy, the hospital admitted that a substantial amount of money was needed per annum to cover its deficit.”

Noun

Physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs

ineffectiveness

substandardness

unsatisfactoriness

ineffectualness

lack of proficiency

disqualification

lack of ability

unproductiveness

disorganization^US

cack-handedness

disorganisation^UK

unprofitableness

unsuccessfulness

unserviceableness

unprofessionalism

lack of coordination

meaninglessness

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“She came to me and demanded that we fire one of her assistants for gross inadequacy at his job.”

Noun

A weakness, shortcoming or failing

chink in your armour

personal imperfection

inability to hack it

chink in the armor

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

negative aspect

monkey wrench in the works

other side of the coin

mark against one

vulnerable place

millstone round one's neck

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

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“The failure to achieve the desired outcome may have more to do with an inadequacy in the process than in the potential value of the innovation.”

Noun

The characteristic of being needy

impecuniousness

necessitousness

underdevelopment

humble beginnings

hand-to-mouth existence

humble background

humble upbringing

straitened circumstances

reduced circumstances

financial distress

extreme poverty

primary poverty

life on the breadline

narrow circumstances

trials and tribulations

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Noun

The state or quality of being specious

unconvincingness

unjustifiability

questionability

inconceivability

inconceivableness

unsatisfactoriness

insubstantiality

misinterpretation

misapprehension

misconstruction

mistaken belief

faulty reasoning

mistaken impression

unsound argument

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Noun

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

Noun

An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited

Noun

Neglect of one's duty

flash in the pan

unsuccessfulness

lack of success

disorganization^US

poor performance

disorganisation^UK

pig's breakfast

coming to nothing

falling through

non-performance

impecuniousness

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Noun

A feeling that one is inferior, typically due to low self-esteem

Noun

State of being poorly adapted

inappropriateness

non-integration

Noun

The state of being imbalanced or out of proportion

overrepresentation

incompatibility

distinctiveness

incongruousness

lack of congruence

contradistinction

disequilibration

irreconcilability

lack of harmony

lack of proportion

disproportionateness

differentiation

preferentiality

uneven distribution

incommensurateness

lack of balance

lack of relation

lack of similarity

self-contradiction

self-contradictoriness

incomparability

difference of opinion

inharmoniousness

diversification

inappropriateness

amount of difference

substantial difference

sizeable variation

parting of the ways

large difference

contradictoriness

strong contrast

lack of concord

lack of agreement

striking difference

striking contrast

distinguishment

clear disparity

wide area of difference

obvious dissimilarity

unconventionality

unharmoniousness

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Noun

A very small or inadequate amount of money

next to nothing

an insufficient amount

nickels and dimes

small allowance

subsistence wage

a very small amount

drop in the bucket

small amount of money

nickles and dimes

part-time job earnings

two penn’orth

two pennies' worth

trifling amount

hardly anything

very small amount

piddling amount

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