INSUFFICIENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INSUFFICIENT?

Need another word that means the same as “insufficient”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “insufficient” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Insufficient” are: deficient, inadequate, not enough

Insufficient as an Adjective

Definitions of "Insufficient" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “insufficient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement.
• Not enough; inadequate.

Synonyms of "Insufficient" as an adjective (3 Words)

deficient	Inadequate in amount or degree. The documentary evidence is deficient.
inadequate	Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. An inadequate income.
not enough	Sufficient for the purpose.

Usage Examples of "Insufficient" as an adjective

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
• Insufficient funds.

Associations of "Insufficient" (30 Words)

absent	Not being in a specified place. He absented himself.
cramped	Suffering from cramp. He felt cramped in a large organization.
dearth	An insufficient quantity or number. There is a dearth of evidence.
deficiency	A lack or shortage. Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
deficient	Insufficient or inadequate. The documentary evidence is deficient.
inadequacy	Inability to deal with a situation or with life. The inadequacy of available resources.
inadequate	(of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life. These labels prove to be wholly inadequate.
incompleteness	The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect. The study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research.
insufficiency	Lack of an adequate quantity or number. Renal insufficiency.
lacking	Not available or in short supply. Adequate resources are sadly lacking.
meager	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. Meager resources.
meagerly	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. These voices are meagerly represented at the conference.
measly	Contemptibly small in amount. A measly tip.
minus	A mathematical operation of subtraction. For every plus with this equipment there can be a minus.
missing	Not able to be found. Missing in action.
paucity	An insufficient quantity or number. A paucity of information.
pittance	A pious bequest to a religious house or order to provide extra food and wine at particular festivals, or on the anniversary of the benefactor’s death. They work all day for a mere pittance.
rareness	Noteworthy scarcity.
rarity	Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting. The rarity of the condition.
scant	Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so. Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations.
scanty	Small or insufficient in quantity or amount. Her dress was scanty and revealing.
scarce	Scarcely. A babe scarce two years old.
scarcity	The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. A time of scarcity.
short	Short circuit or cause to short circuit. A short flaky pie crust.
sparse	Not dense. Trees were sparse.
subsist	Support oneself. The effect of genetic maldevelopment may subsist in chromosomal mutation.
substandard	Below the usual or required standard. Substandard spellings.
undermanned	Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undersized	Of less than the usual size. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter.
wanting	Lacking in a required or necessary quality. Tested and found wanting.