inadequate B2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #16539 Meanings 1 adj Not enough or not good enough for what is needed. The lighting in the room was inadequate for reading. 2 adj Making someone feel they are not good enough. Standing next to such experts made him feel inadequate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not enough or not good... insufficientdeficientshort 2 adj · making someone feel they... unequal ↔ Opposites abundantadequateenoughplentifulsufficientunexiguous Common collocations inadequate training Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From in- + adequate. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inadequate **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 16539 ## Meanings 1. Not enough or not good enough for what is needed. 2. Making someone feel they are not good enough. ## Examples - The lighting in the room was inadequate for reading. - Standing next to such experts made him feel inadequate. ## Antonyms - abundant - adequate - enough - plentiful - sufficient - unexiguous ## Etymology From in- + adequate. ## AI Etymology Inadequate comes from in- + adequate. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown