Deficient and Exceptional

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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Exceptional and deficient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exceptional" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

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Deficient and exceptional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Exceptional".

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Exceptional and Deficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/exceptional

Deficient & Exceptional. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/exceptional>.

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