Adequacy and Impoverishment

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Adequacy noun - The quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately.

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Impoverishment is an antonym for adequacy.

Nearby Words: adequate, adequately, adequation

Impoverishment noun - The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.

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Adequacy is an antonym for impoverishment in poverty topic.

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