Be inadequate
Be lacking and be inadequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Be lacking" instead a verb phrase "Be inadequate".
Be lacking
Be inadequate and be lacking are semantically related. You can use "Be inadequate" instead a verb phrase "Be lacking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- miss and be inadequate
- miss and be lacking
- want and be inadequate
- want and be lacking
- need and be inadequate
- need and be lacking
- lack and be inadequate
- lack and be lacking
- require and be inadequate
- require and be lacking
- fail and be inadequate
- fail and be lacking
- fall short and be inadequate
- fall short and be lacking
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