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insufficient
adjective as in not enough; lacking
Strongest matches
deficient, faulty, inadequate, incomplete, meager, poor, scant, scarce, unsatisfactory
Weak matches
bereft, defective, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, imperfect, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, infrequent, minus, out of, rare, short, short of, shy, thin, too little too late, unample, unfinished, unfitted, unqualified, wanting
Example Sentences
An open conclusion by a coroner means there is insufficient evidence to decide how a death came about - the case is left open in case further evidence comes to light.
Five years earlier, he had been acquitted of murdering Carroll after a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence.
“Rather than fulfill its contractual obligations to ensure that the merger succeeded, Kroger acted in its own financial self-interest, repeatedly providing insufficient divestiture proposals that ignored regulators’ concerns.
Not because of insufficient funds but because an automated system flagged the transaction as “unusual.”
"The MoD has acknowledged that current levels of funding are insufficient to bring all service accommodation up to decent, modern standards, and that 'it is investment that ultimately will lead to the change'."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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