Deficient, amateurish, and bad are all synonyms for inadequate. Adequate, sufficient, and competent are these antonyms of inadequate. And here are another 54 synonyms for inadequate.
Inadequate Synonyms
- Amateurish
- Bad
- Deficient
- Duff
- Exiguous
- Found wanting
- Hopeless
- Impotent
- In short supply
- Incapable
- Incompetent
- Incomplete
- Ineffective
- Ineffectual
- Inefficient
- Inept
- Inexpert
- Inferior
- Insufficient
- Lacking
- Leaving much to be desired
- Limited
- Lousy
- Meagre
- Measly
- No good
- Not enough
- Not good enough
- Not much cop
- Not up to scratch
- Not up to snuff
- Paltry
- Pathetic
- Piddling
- Poor
- Powerless
- Restricted
- Scant
- Scanty
- Scarce
- Short
- Sketchy
- Skimpy
- Sparse
- Substandard
- Too few
- Too little
- Unfit
- Unproficient
- Unsatisfactory
- Unskilful
- Useless
- No great shakes