Deficient
Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.
Usage example: a diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones
Unfinished is a synonym for deficient in imperfect topic. In some cases you can use "Unfinished" instead an adjective "Deficient", when it comes to topics like incomplete.
Unfinished
Unfinished adjective - Not brought to the desired final state.
Deficient is a synonym for unfinished in imperfect topic. You can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Unfinished", if it concerns topics such as incomplete, not completed.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and deficient
- short and unfinished
- crude and deficient
- crude and unfinished
- bare and deficient
- bare and unfinished
- immature and deficient
- immature and unfinished
- imperfect and deficient
- imperfect and unfinished
- sketchy and deficient
- sketchy and unfinished
- poor and deficient
- poor and unfinished
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Unfinished and Deficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/unfinished
Deficient & Unfinished. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/unfinished>.
Unfinished or Deficient. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/unfinished.
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