Inadequate
Inadequate adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Unskillful and inadequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unskillful" instead an adjective "Inadequate".
Nearby Words: inadequacy, inadequately
Unskillful
Unskillful adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Inadequate and unskillful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inadequate" instead an adjective "Unskillful".
Nearby Word: unskilled
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inapt and inadequate
- inapt and unskillful
- inexpert and inadequate
- inexpert and unskillful
- imperfect and inadequate
- imperfect and unskillful
- inept and inadequate
- inept and unskillful
- poor and inadequate
- poor and unskillful
- unqualified and inadequate
- unqualified and unskillful
- unfit and inadequate
- unfit and unskillful
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Unskillful and Inadequate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/unskillful
Inadequate & Unskillful. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/unskillful>.
Unskillful or Inadequate. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequate/unskillful.
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