English dictionary

inadequate

/I/n'/&/d/@/kw/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

adj.all

Examples
Inadequate training.

The staff was inadequate.

Synonyms unequal

Antonyms adequate equal

Source: WordNet 3.0
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, <i>inadequate</i> resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

adjective

Source: webster1913