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C1. not enough: insufficient information / time. [ + to infinitive ] There was insufficient money to fund the project. Synonym. inadequate. Opposite. sufficient. Compare. deficient. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Scarce, inadequate and not enough. be at a premium idiom. be thin on the ground idiom. chronic shortage.
especially : lacking adequate power, capacity, or competence. insufficient bandwidth. insufficiently adverb. Synonyms. deficient. inadequate. lacking. low. scarce. short. shy. wanting. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of insufficient in a Sentence.
Insufficient definition: not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required. See examples of INSUFFICIENT used in a sentence.
If something is insufficient, it isn't enough. A high school diploma is very helpful for getting a job, but by itself, it's probably insufficient to land you a job as an astronaut. Something adequate is sufficient, and something inadequate is insufficient ( in- meaning "not").
adjective. us / ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / uk / ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / Add to word list. C1. not enough: insufficient information / time. [ + to infinitive ] There was insufficient money to fund the project. Synonym. inadequate. Opposite. sufficient. Compare. deficient. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Scarce, inadequate and not enough.
Something that is insufficient is not large enough in amount or degree for a particular purpose. [formal] He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings. These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. [ Also + for] Synonyms: inadequate, incomplete, scant, meagre More Synonyms of insufficient.
(formal) not large, strong or important enough for a particular purpose synonym inadequate. insufficient time. The management paid insufficient attention to working conditions. There are fears that the existing flood barrier may prove insufficient. I’m afraid we have insufficient evidence.
insufficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds". deficient. meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare".
Definition of insufficient – Learner’s Dictionary. insufficient. adjective. uk / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ ə nt / us. Add to word list. not enough: insufficient information. [ + to do sth ] Her income is insufficient to support a family. insufficiently. adverb. (Definition of insufficient from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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