as in lacking
not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
there's been an insufficient number of volunteers for the job, so I'll have to select someone
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Recent Examples of insufficient
But this legal framework, which relies on inferring human rights of the dead from the rights of the living, is insufficient.
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Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier settlements had raised issues of accountability, with critics arguing that financial compensation alone was insufficient.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
The gender and racial economic divide is stark: 38% of women report insufficient emergency savings, compared to just 25% of men.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Another take on rent-free then is that there is insufficient rent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier settlements had raised issues of accountability, with critics arguing that financial compensation alone was insufficient.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
The gender and racial economic divide is stark: 38% of women report insufficient emergency savings, compared to just 25% of men.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Another take on rent-free then is that there is insufficient rent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficient
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Read More: Anti-Trump March Can’t Compete With the One 8 Years Ago Others fear such strategies are an inadequate response to Trump’s agenda, including the possibility of deportation camps, military deployment in U.S. cities, and investigations into his political enemies.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rural providers face additional hurdles beyond inadequate reimbursement rates.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
21 Jan. 2025
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According to Polanski, although food was scarce, by some miracle Ryszard’s mother, Regina, managed to procure hot chocolate for the kids.—
Danuta Hamlin,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Heavy snowfall blanketed the area for the next three days, temperatures hovered at well below freezing, and daylight was scarce.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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In music, attenuation is comparable to damping a tone, which produces a lower volume, Deuss said.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The first Social Security benefit checks for 2025 include a 2.5% increase — the lowest annual cost-of-living adjustment since 2021.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Insufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficient. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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