Defenition of the word deficient

• Defenition of the word deficient

  • Lacking something essential.
  • falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
  • inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
  • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
  • inadequate in amount or degree
  • falling short of some prescribed norm
  • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

Synonyms for the word deficient

• • defective
  • faulty
  • flawed
  • imperfect
  • inadequate
  • incomplete
  • inferior
  • insufficient
  • lacking
  • not up to scratch
  • poor
  • scarce
  • short
  • substandard
  • underprovided
  • undersupplied
  • unsatisfactory
  • wanting

Similar words in the deficient

• • deficient
  • depleted
  • inadequate
  • lean
  • light
  • low
  • meager
  • meagerly
  • meagre
  • nonstandard
  • poor
  • scant
  • scant(p)
  • scarce
  • short
  • shy
  • shy(p)
  • skimpy
  • too little

Antonyms for the word deficient

• • sufficient

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