Hand-to-mouth
Hand-to-mouth adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: survived on a hand-to-mouth income that came from any odd job that he could find
Inadequate and hand-to-mouth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inadequate" instead an adjective phrase "Hand-to-mouth".
Inadequate
Inadequate adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Usage example: an inadequate amount of food on hand for so many unexpected guests
Hand-to-mouth and inadequate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hand-to-mouth" instead an adjective "Inadequate".
Nearby Words: inadequacy, inadequately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and hand-to-mouth
- low and inadequate
- short and hand-to-mouth
- short and inadequate
- bare and hand-to-mouth
- bare and inadequate
- poor and hand-to-mouth
- poor and inadequate
- small and hand-to-mouth
- small and inadequate
- spare and hand-to-mouth
- spare and inadequate
- scanty and hand-to-mouth
- scanty and inadequate
Cite this Source
Inadequate and Hand-to-mouth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/inadequate
Hand-to-mouth & Inadequate. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/inadequate>.
Inadequate or Hand-to-mouth. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/inadequate.
