Famine
Famine noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: there's a famine of good general practitioners in many rural areas
Inadequateness and famine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inadequateness" instead a noun "Famine".
Nearby Word: famished
Inadequateness
Inadequateness noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the inadequateness of our emergency food supplies should have been obvious
Famine and inadequateness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famine" instead a noun "Inadequateness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pinch and famine
- pinch and inadequateness
- want and famine
- want and inadequateness
- need and famine
- need and inadequateness
- lack and famine
- lack and inadequateness
- failure and famine
- failure and inadequateness
- deficiency and famine
- deficiency and inadequateness
- inadequacy and famine
- inadequacy and inadequateness
Cite this Source
Inadequateness and Famine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/famine/inadequateness
Famine & Inadequateness. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/famine/inadequateness>.
Inadequateness or Famine. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/famine/inadequateness.
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