Synonyms of the word

inadequate

• adj. Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient.
• n. An individual who is inadequate.

deficient

• adj. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
• adj. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
• adj. (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper…

incapable

• adj. Not capable (of doing something); unable.
• adj. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
• n. (dated) One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.

incompetent

• adj. Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.
• adj. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
• adj. (medicine) an incompetent cervix is one that opens too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
• n. A person who is incompetent.

insufficient

• adj. Not sufficient.

lacking

• v. present participle of lack.
• n. The absence of something; a lack.
• adj. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

poor

• adj. With little or no possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
• adj. Of low quality.
• adj. Used to express pity.
• adj. Deficient in a specified way.
• adj. Inadequate, insufficient.
• adj. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
• n. (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

short

• adj. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
• adj. (of a person) Of comparatively little height.
• adj. Having little duration; opposite of long.
• adj. (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of…
• adj. (cricket, Of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
• adj. (cricket, Of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.
• adj. (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.
• adj. (of pastries and metals) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. (See shortbread,…
• adj. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
• adj. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
• adj. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.
• adj. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
• adj. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
• adj. In a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying…
• adv. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
• adv. Unawares.
• adv. Without achieving a goal or requirement.
• adv. (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing…
• adv. (finance) With a negative ownership position.
• n. A short circuit.
• n. A short film.
• n. Used to indicate a short-length version of a size.
• n. (baseball) A shortstop.
• n. (finance) A short seller.
• n. (finance) A short sale.
• n. A summary account.
• n. (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
• n. (programming) An integer variable shorter than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
• v. (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
• v. (intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
• v. (transitive) To shortchange.
• v. (transitive) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
• v. (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for…
• v. (obsolete) To shorten.
• prep. Deficient in.
• prep. (finance) Having a negative position in.

short-handed

• adj. Alternative form of shorthanded.
• adv. In a short-handed manner.

short-staffed

• adj. Not having sufficient members of staff.

undermanned

• v. simple past tense and past participle of underman.
• adj. Insufficiently manned; understaffed.

understaffed

• adj. having an inadequate number of workers or assistants.

unsatisfactory

• adj. inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.

wanting

• adj. Absent or lacking.
• prep. without.
• v. present participle of want.
• n. The state of wanting something; desire.