not enough

ADJECTIVE

deficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective faulty flawed impaired incomplete inferior insufficient lacking scarce skimpy unsatisfactory weak

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundant adequate enough perfect strong sufficient

WEAK

ample excessive faultless flawless satisfactory superfluous

ADJECTIVE

inadequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient faulty incompetent incomplete lacking meager poor sad scarce sketchy skimpy unequal weak

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able abundant adequate capable complete enough full perfect potent strong sufficient

WEAK

competent

ADJECTIVE

undermanned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shorthanded

WEAK

found wanting incomplete scarce short shy too little

ADVERB

inadequately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

partially

WEAK

badly deficiently incompetently incompletely ineffectively ineffectually inefficiently ineptly meagerly partly perfunctorily scantily

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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A swift and sharp decline in oil prices will relieve the stress and give the economy some breathing room, but not enough to sway the Fed to cut interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Some experts also argue these policy steps alone are not enough.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

"It's focused too much on whether silicon can duplicate a human brain and not enough on the broader question of what kinds of systems can be conscious," he said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Trucking rates are climbing after four years in which carriers were squeezed by a combination of too many trucks on the road and not enough loads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“Too much sizzle, not enough steak,” she’d complained to friends in her bridge club.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

not enough

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