Synonyms for inadequate

Adjective

1. inadequate (vs. adequate), deficient, lacking(predicate), wanting(predicate), incapable, incompetent, unequal to(predicate), short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed, unsatisfactory

usage: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"

2. inadequate, poor, short, insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient

usage: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"