Inadequateness
Inadequateness noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the inadequateness of our emergency food supplies should have been obvious
Shortage and inadequateness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortage" instead a noun "Inadequateness".
Shortage
Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
Inadequateness and shortage are semantically related. You can use "Inadequateness" instead a noun "Shortage".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- weakness and inadequateness
- weakness and shortage
- want and inadequateness
- want and shortage
- lack and inadequateness
- lack and shortage
- failure and inadequateness
- failure and shortage
- defect and inadequateness
- defect and shortage
- deficiency and inadequateness
- deficiency and shortage
- inadequacy and inadequateness
- inadequacy and shortage
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Shortage and Inadequateness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequateness/shortage
Inadequateness & Shortage. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequateness/shortage>.
Shortage or Inadequateness. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inadequateness/shortage.
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