Insufficient : synonyms and lexical field

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

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as insufficient. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": inadequate and deficient.

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Synonyms for insufficient sorted by degree of synonymy

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

inadequate
39989 1.86

deficient
39988 0.55

poor
39986 129.08

scarce
39984 1.71

scant
39981 0.24

skimpy
39978 0.49

shy
39976 18.37

depleted
39962 0.76

short
39954 85.63

lean
39918 10.37

low
39741 59.14

light
39730 165.20

lack
29989 17.75

insufficiency
29989 0.10

inadequacy
29989 0.33

inefficient
29989 0.41

deficiency
29989 1.04

shortcoming
29988 0.10

unsatisfactory
29988 0.35

Lexical field of "insufficient"

inadequate
deficient
poor
scarce
scant
skimpy
shy
depleted
short
lean
low
light
too little
lack
insufficiency
inadequacy
inefficient
deficiency
shortcoming
unsatisfactory
deficit
failure
underrepresented
underutilization
ineffective
underrepresentation
underpayment
underemployed
underemployment
underpaid
underdeveloped
shortage
lacking
bad
unable
insubstantial
defective
inappropriate
flawed
miss
incompleteness
half-baked
substandard
incomplete
scarcity
missing
underweight
weak
undersized
absence