Inadequate
Inadequate adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Partial and inadequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partial" instead an adjective "Inadequate".
Nearby Words: inadequacy, inadequately
Partial
Partial adjective - Inclined to favor one side over another.
Inadequate and partial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inadequate" instead an adjective "Partial".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and inadequate
- short and partial
- unfinished and inadequate
- unfinished and partial
- imperfect and inadequate
- imperfect and partial
- sketchy and inadequate
- sketchy and partial
- defective and inadequate
- defective and partial
- narrow and inadequate
- narrow and partial
- insufficient and inadequate
- insufficient and partial
Both words in one sentence
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In 1952, then Lieutenant Carter was sent to the deal with a partial meltdown at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (Ontario, Canada), whereupon he was lowered into the reactor wearing woefully inadequate protective clothing to disassemble it.
Source: Useful Notes / Jimmy Carter
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Partial and Inadequate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/partial
Inadequate & Partial. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/partial>.
Partial or Inadequate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/partial.
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