Vocabulary
Inadequacy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required.
Urdu meaning
تھوڑا، ناکافی، کوتاہی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Chronic underinvestment in human capital and infrastructure, combined with a narrow industrial base, highlights the inadequacy of current policy priorities.
- Inadequacy, inefficiency and shoddiness in investigation is something we are all familiar with.
- The inadequacy of resources, such as the environment department in Lahore operating with only six inspectors, highlights the need for better infrastructure and manpower to enforce regulations effectively.
Synonyms
insufficiency, deficiency, scantness, scarcity, scarceness, sparseness, dearth
Antonyms
abundance, surplus, competence, strong point
Curator example
“the inadequacy of available resources”
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