Found wanting
Unretentive and found wanting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unretentive" instead an adjective phrase "Found wanting".
Unretentive
Unretentive adjective - (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range.
Found wanting and unretentive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Found wanting" instead an adjective "Unretentive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and found wanting
- short and unretentive
- inferior and found wanting
- inferior and unretentive
- imperfect and found wanting
- imperfect and unretentive
- wrong and found wanting
- wrong and unretentive
- inadequate and found wanting
- inadequate and unretentive
- weak and found wanting
- weak and unretentive
- defective and found wanting
- defective and unretentive
Cite this Source
Unretentive and Found wanting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/found_wanting/unretentive
Found wanting & Unretentive. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/found_wanting/unretentive>.
Unretentive or Found wanting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/found_wanting/unretentive.
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