Vocabulary
Inadequate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose
Urdu meaning
ناکافی، ادھورا، کم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Try finding out a few basic facts about education or health, however, and you`ll notice how woefully inadequate our data is.
- Peace committees and declarations will be inadequate unless the state pledges to permanently put sectarian and hate groups out of business.
- Several factors contribute to this sobering reality including poor access to healthcare and inadequate resources.
- Overcrowded prisons are the perfect incubators for disease, especially given the inadequate attention to health and risky inmate behaviour.
- Climate change is intensifying their frequency and severity, yet national preparedness remains inadequate.
Synonyms
insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant
Antonyms
adequate, sufficient, competent
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