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- defective
- faulty
- flawed
- impaired
- incomplete
- inferior
- insufficient
- lacking
- scarce
- skimpy
- unsatisfactory
- weak
- amiss
- bad
- damaged
- exiguous
- found wanting
- infrequent
- injured
- marred
- meager
- not cut out for
- not make it
- not up to scratch
- outta gas
- rare
- scant
- scanty
- second fiddle
- second string
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- third-string
- unassembled
- unequal
- unfinished
- wanting
- deficient
- faulty
- incompetent
- incomplete
- lacking
- meager
- poor
- scarce
- sketchy
- skimpy
- unequal
- weak
- bare
- barren
- bush-league
- depleted
- dry
- failing
- feeble
- found wanting
- glitch
- imperfect
- impotent
- inappreciable
- inapt
- incapable
- incommensurate
- inconsiderable
- insubstantial
- junk
- lame
- lemon
- lousy
- low
- minus
- miserly
- parsimonious
- scanty
- short
- shy
- small
- spare
- sparse
- sterile
- stinted
- stunted
- thin
- too little
- unproductive
- unqualified
- shorthanded
- found wanting
- incomplete
- scarce
- short
- shy
- too little
- partially
- badly
- deficiently
- incompetently
- incompletely
- ineffectively
- ineffectually
- inefficiently
- ineptly
- meagerly
- partly
- perfunctorily
- scantily
- bit
- trivial amount
- pittance
- small amount
- small change
- small potatoes
- small quantity
- Band-Aid
- cosmetic measure
- disappointment
- drop in the ocean
- lick and a promise
- miniscule amount
- speck
- spit in the sea
- too little too late
- trifle
On this page you’ll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to not enough, such as: defective, faulty, flawed, impaired, incomplete, and inferior.
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WORDS RELATED TO NOT ENOUGH
- amiss
- bad
- damaged
- defective
- exiguous
- faulty
- flawed
- found wanting
- impaired
- incomplete
- inferior
- infrequent
- injured
- insufficient
- lacking
- marred
- meager
- not cut out for
- not enough
- not make it
- not up to scratch
- outta gas
- rare
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- second fiddle
- second string
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- skimpy
- third-string
- unassembled
- unequal
- unfinished
- unsatisfactory
- wanting
- weak
- Band-Aid
- bit
- cosmetic measure
- disappointment
- drop in the ocean
- lick and a promise
- miniscule amount
- not enough
- pittance
- small amount
- small change
- small potatoes
- small quantity
- speck
- spit in the sea
- too little too late
- trifle
- trivial amount
- bare
- barren
- bush-league
- deficient
- depleted
- dry
- failing
- faulty
- feeble
- found wanting
- glitch
- imperfect
- impotent
- inappreciable
- inapt
- incapable
- incommensurate
- incompetent
- incomplete
- inconsiderable
- insubstantial
- junk
- lacking
- lame
- lemon
- lousy
- low
- meager
- minus
- miserly
- not enough
- parsimonious
- poor
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- skimpy
- small
- spare
- sparse
- sterile
- stinted
- stunted
- thin
- too little
- unequal
- unproductive
- unqualified
- weak
- badly
- deficiently
- incompetently
- incompletely
- ineffectively
- ineffectually
- inefficiently
- ineptly
- meagerly
- not enough
- partially
- partly
- perfunctorily
- scantily
- found wanting
- incomplete
- not enough
- scarce
- short
- shorthanded
- shy
- too little
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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insufficient
imperfect
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inadequate
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deficient
defective
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scarce
imperfect
defective
inadequate in work force
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unsatisfactory
imperfect
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scanty
imperfect
defective
-
wanting
imperfect
-
incomplete
imperfect
defective
inadequate in work force
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too little
defective
inadequate in work force
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lacking
defective
-
defective
-
incompetent
-
poor
-
scant
-
imperfect
-
sparse
-
meager
-
sketchy
-
flawed
-
trivial amount
small amount
-
short
inadequate in work force
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skimpy
-
faulty
-
weak
-
small
-
niggardly
-
inferior
-
unequal
-
impaired
-
speck
small amount
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What is another word for not enough?
123 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ nˌɒt ɪnˈʌf], [ nˌɒt ɪnˈʌf], [ n_ˌɒ_t ɪ_n_ˈʌ_f]
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adj.
• deficient (adjective)
- insufficient,
- scarce,
- rare,
- scant,
- second string,
- unequal,
- impaired,
- sketchy,
- rarest,
- short,
- not cut out for,
- defective,
- injured,
- scanty,
- wanting,
- not make it,
- incomplete,
- marred,
- shy,
- exiguous,
- unfinished,
- flawed,
- damaged,
- skimpy,
- outta gas,
- not up to scratch,
- weak,
- second fiddle,
- amiss,
- meager,
- unassembled,
- faulty,
- found wanting,
- infrequent,
- third string,
- bad,
- unsatisfactory,
- inferior,
- lacking.
• inadequate (adjective)
- inapt,
- junk,
- glitch,
- lousy,
- miserly,
- lame,
- unqualified,
- Stinted,
- stunted,
- incompetent,
- bare,
- unproductive,
- sterile,
- poor,
- low,
- barren,
- sparse,
- small,
- insubstantial,
- spare,
- incommensurate,
- dry,
- thin,
- imperfect,
- parsimonious,
- bush-league,
- depleted,
- inappreciable,
- feeble,
- failing.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- impotent,
- deficient,
- inadequate,
- undermanned,
- incapable,
- too little,
- junker,
- lemon,
- niggardly,
- minus,
- inconsiderable.
• undermanned (adjective)
- shorthanded.
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adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb)
- deficiently,
- perfunctorily,
- scantily.
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adv.
• inadequately (adverb)
- ineffectively,
- inefficiently,
- partially,
- ineptly,
- incompletely,
- badly,
- partly,
- ineffectually,
- incompetently,
- meagerly.
• insufficiently (adverb)
- inadequately.
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n.
• drop in the bucket (noun)
- small change,
- lick and a promise,
- bit,
- disappointment,
- small potatoes,
- trifle,
- band-aid,
- pittance,
- speck.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- band aid,
- miniscule amount,
- small amount,
- trivial amount,
- drop in the bucket,
- cosmetic measure,
- small amounts,
- small quantity,
- spit in the sea,
- too little too late,
- drop in the ocean.
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Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):
- meagre,
- barely any,
- disappointing,
- hardly any,
- unsuitable,
- unsatisfying,
- little,
- unequal to.
How to use «Not enough» in context?
The word «not enough» can have a variety of meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In many cases, not enough can indicate that there is still more that needs to be done in order for a goal to be met. In other cases, not enough can be used as a form of communication to let someone know that they need to do more in order to meet the requirements of a task or to be considered satisfactory. When used in this way, not enough may be perceived as a negative statement.
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Steven Kwon:
According to the Inspector General, there was a mistake but no one acted wrongly, and I’m left wondering, how can that be? clearly, good military intentions are not enough when the outcome is 10 precious Afghan civilian lives lost and reputations ruined.
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Grand Juror 1:
I believe part of how we heal is doing exactly what we’re doing, bringing this further into the public eye as to how, how and what it was, was presented. And I believe that that may begin part of the healing process, but it’s not enough.
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Amy Mashburn:
The statement by the victim that it happened, without a strong reason to question it, would be sufficient, being false alone is not enough.
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Pamela Kweka:
We have realised that engaging women alone is not enough. We need to involve all members of the society to make the campaign more effective.
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Durhane Wong-Rieger:
That’s not going to work, it’s not enough.
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