Deficient : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'deficient': discover synonyms for the word deficient, such as insufficient or inadequate.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "": insufficient and inadequate.

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Synonyms for deficient sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for deficient Degree of synonymy of deficient Frequency in the language

insufficient
39988 1.06

inadequate
39988 1.86

poor
39987 129.08

lacking
39986 2.53

substandard
39985 0.43

scarce
39985 1.71

inferior
39985 3.06

scant
39982 0.24

skimpy
39980 0.49

shy
39978 18.37

nonstandard
39973 0.02

depleted
39966 0.76

short
39957 85.63

wanting
39946 24.53

lean
39922 10.37

low
39751 59.14

light
39736 165.20

deficiency
29988 1.04

deficit
29988 1.08

Lexical field of "deficient"

insufficient
inadequate
poor
lacking
substandard
scarce
inferior
scant
skimpy
shy
nonstandard
depleted
short
wanting
lean
low
light
too little
deficiency
deficit
insufficiency
inadequacy
lack
shortcoming
shortage
inefficient
unsatisfactory
underemployment
ineffective
underdeveloped
faulty
bad
defective
dysfunctional
loss-making
flawed
unsound
improper
weak
missing
incorrect
wrong
erroneous
error
abhorrent
incomplete
weakness
abominable
imperfect
feeble