Inadequacy and Want

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Inadequacy

Inadequacy noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the inadequacy of our servings was soon apparent, as hungry guests started clamoring for seconds
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Want is a synonym for inadequacy in amount topic. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Inadequacy", when it comes to topics like insufficiency, scarcity.
Nearby Words: inadequate, inadequately

Want

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Usage example: the proverb that begins, “for want of a nail, the shoe was lost”
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Antonyms for Want
Inadequacy is a synonym for want in lack topic. You can use "Inadequacy" instead a noun "Want", if it concerns topics such as amount, dearth, scarcity.
Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

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hopeless hopeless inadequacy hopeless want
personal personal inadequacy personal want
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Want and Inadequacy. (2016). Retrieved 2023, September 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequacy/want
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