inadequacies
Where things lack
Inadequacies are instances or areas where something falls short of what's needed or expected.
The word points to specific deficiencies rather than general failure: The report highlighted inadequacies in the safety protocols.
Personal inadequacies are perceived shortcomings in one's abilities or character: He struggled with feelings of inadequacy about his education.
Deviations from the ideal
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
- blemishesVisible surface flaws
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
failings · shortcomings · drawbacks · limitations · vulnerabilities · frailties · foibles · cracks
Anxieties about one's adequacy
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- failingsPersonal weaknesses or defects
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
limitations · incompetence · ineptitude · ineffectiveness · incapacity · inability · inexperience · unpreparedness
Deficient supply of necessities
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
dearth · paucity · lack · want · gap · undersupply · incompleteness · depletion
imperfections
Deviations from the ideal
weaknesses · failings · shortcomings · drawbacks · limitations · vulnerabilities · frailties · foibles · cracks · gaps
insecurities
Anxieties about one's adequacy
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- failingsPersonal weaknesses or defects
weaknesses · limitations · incompetence · ineptitude · ineffectiveness · incapacity · inability · inexperience · unpreparedness · unsuitability
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
scarcity · dearth · paucity · lack · want · gap · undersupply · incompleteness · depletion · sparseness
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States of being enough
sufficiencies · adequacy · sufficiency · abundances · satisfactoriness
inadequaciescompetences
Demonstrated skill sets
abilities · strengths · capabilities · competencies · proficiencies
inadequaciesabundances
States of plentifulness
surpluses · plentifulness · plenitudes · excesses · surfeit
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