Inadequate
Inadequate adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Nickel-and-dime and inadequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nickel-and-dime" instead an adjective "Inadequate".
Nearby Words: inadequacy, inadequately
Nickel-and-dime
Nickel-and-dime adjective - Of minor importance.
Inadequate and nickel-and-dime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inadequate" instead an adjective phrase "Nickel-and-dime".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and inadequate
- low and nickel-and-dime
- inferior and inadequate
- inferior and nickel-and-dime
- shabby and inadequate
- shabby and nickel-and-dime
- small and inadequate
- small and nickel-and-dime
- worthless and inadequate
- worthless and nickel-and-dime
- little and inadequate
- little and nickel-and-dime
- slight and inadequate
- slight and nickel-and-dime
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Nickel-and-dime and Inadequate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/nickel-and-dime
Inadequate & Nickel-and-dime. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/nickel-and-dime>.
Nickel-and-dime or Inadequate. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/nickel-and-dime.