underpowered
Not enough power
Underpowered describes something lacking sufficient power for its intended purpose.
An underpowered engine struggles on hills; an underpowered laptop lags running modern software.
The term applies to anything inadequately equipped: The agency was underpowered to handle the crisis.
The opposite is overpowered.
Lacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- deficientHaving too little
- lackingBeing without something
substandard · inferior · ineffective · underwhelming · disappointing · unimpressive · meager · anemic
Slow and inactive
- strainingExerting intense effort
- laboringWorking strenuously
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
overloaded · overtaxed · burdened · strained · taxed · challenged · hindered · hampered
Machine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
vehicle · car · processor · CPU · hardware · device · appliance · battery
Upward push or increase
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- overclockRun beyond specs
- superchargeForce extra air in
turbocharge · amplify · augment · strengthen · retrofit · modify · tune · optimize
weak
Lacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- deficientHaving too little
lacking · substandard · inferior · ineffective · underwhelming · disappointing · unimpressive · meager · anemic · puny
sluggish
Slow and inactive
- strainingExerting intense effort
- laboringWorking strenuously
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
overwhelmed · overloaded · overtaxed · burdened · strained · taxed · challenged · hindered · hampered · bottlenecked
engine
Machine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
acceleration · vehicle · car · processor · CPU · hardware · device · appliance · battery · wattage
boost
Upward push or increase
supercharge · turbocharge · amplify · augment · strengthen · retrofit · modify · tune · optimize · improve
- game balancenerfs, buffs, patches, meta, tier list
- statisticsmean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation
- wind sportswindsurfing, windsurfer, kitesurfing, kiteboarding, kiteboarder
underpoweredoverpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
OP · high-powered · powerful · supercharged · turbocharged