underprovided
Given too little
Underprovided means not supplied with enough of something necessary.
The term appears most often in discussions of public services or resources: underprovided schools, underprovided healthcare.
A region may be underprovided with infrastructure; a population may be underprovided for by government programs.
Not sufficient for purpose
- deficientHaving too little
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- lackingBeing without something
short · limited · wanting · scanty · skimpy · bare · minimal · paltry
Insufficiently provided for
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
marginalized · disregarded · unattended · underfunded · unsupported · unaddressed · underrepresented · bypassed
Lacking social or economic resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
destitute · indigent · poverty-stricken · marginalized · underclass · hardship · hand-to-mouth · have-nots
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
lacking · short · limited · wanting · scanty · skimpy · bare · minimal · paltry · thin
underserved
Insufficiently provided for
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
sidelined · marginalized · disregarded · unattended · underfunded · unsupported · unaddressed · underrepresented · bypassed · unmet
disadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
struggling · destitute · indigent · poverty-stricken · marginalized · underclass · hardship · hand-to-mouth · have-nots
underprovidedoversupplied
Given excess stock
overstocked · glutted · saturated · overserved · flush
provide, provided, provision, providing, provider, provisional, provides, provident, improvident