Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word When something is not good enough or fails to meet a standard or requirement.
Inadequate
/ɪnˈædəkwət/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
Surely your questions were very inadequate."The team felt the resources were inadequate for the task.He received inadequate feedback from his superiors.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin inaequatus, where in- means not and aequatus means made equal. The word evolved in the mid-17th century.
Usage Statistics:
45 mentions per 1 million words 
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