'Insufficient' definitions:
Definition of 'insufficient'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: insufficient, deficient] [ant: sufficient]
Definition of 'Insufficient'
From: GCIDE
- Insufficient \In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.
- Syn: Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insufficient'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asymmetric,
- base,
- defective,
- deficient,
- disappointing,
- disheartening,
- disparate,
- displeasing,
- disproportionate,
- dissatisfactory,
- failing,
- found wanting,
- half-assed,
- ill-matched,
- ill-sorted,
- imperfect,
- inadequate,
- incommensurate,
- incompetent,
- incomplete,
- inferior,
- irregular,
- lacking,
- little,
- maladroit,
- mean,
- mediocre,
- minus,
- mismatched,
- not comparable,
- not enough,
- not good enough,
- not in it,
- odd,
- out of it,
- out of proportion,
- petty,
- scant,
- scanty,
- scarce,
- shabby,
- short,
- short of,
- shy,
- skew,
- skewed,
- small,
- too little,
- trivial,
- unequal,
- unequal to,
- uneven,
- unfulfilling,
- ungratifying,
- unqualified,
- unreached,
- unsatisfactory,
- unsatisfying,
- unskillful,
- unsufficing,
- wanting