Definition of inadequacy

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • inadequacy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 25
  • inadequacy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 25
  • inadequacy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 27

Definition of inadequacy


  • lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun)

    Examples

    1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits

    Synonyms

    1. deficiency
    2. insufficiency
  • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. inadequateness
  • a lack of competence (noun)

    Examples

    1. juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents

    Synonyms

    1. insufficiency

See definition of inadequacy in Merriam Webster