Adequacy and Insufficiency
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Adequacy
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Adequacy noun – The quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately. Usage example: the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan
Insufficiency is an antonym for adequacy in ability topic.
Nearby Words: adequate, adequately, adequation
Antonyms for Adequacy
Insufficiency
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Insufficiency noun – A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number. Usage example: dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket
Adequacy is an antonym for insufficiency in lack topic.
Nearby Words: insufficient, insufficiently
Antonyms for Insufficiency
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Insufficiency and Adequacy. (2016). Retrieved 2021, February 26, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequacy/insufficiency
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Insufficiency or Adequacy. 2016. Accessed February 26, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequacy/insufficiency.
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