Deficient, amateurish, and bad are all synonyms for inadequate. Adequate, sufficient, and competent are antonyms of inadequate. And here are 54 another word for inadequate.
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, and no great shakes are all synonyms for inadequate.
Inadequate synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 3, and 22 letters and 2 synonyms with 4, 13, and 14 letters. 5 synonyms with 5, and 11 letters and 9 synonyms with 6 letters.
4 synonyms with 7, 10, and 12 letters and 7 synonyms with 8 letters. 6 synonyms with 9 letters. For a total of 52 another word for inadequate.
The study materials were inadequate for preparation.
His explanation seemed inadequate for understanding.
The shelter's facilities were inadequate for everyone.
Her response felt inadequate to the situation.