Synonyms and Antonyms for Deficient

Following is a list of 200 synonym words and phrases that are related to deficient:

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3 Letter Words

shylowbadgap

4 Letter Words

poorleanlackweakmala

5 Letter Words

scantshortlightwrongerrorlacksineptunfitunder

6 Letter Words

scarceskimpyfaultyflawedfeebledevoidinfirmbereftpatchyanemicdefectshoddysorelypoorlydirelysubparabsentunsafemeagreunablemeager

7 Letter Words

lackingwantingdeficitunsoundmissinglactaselacunaegrosslyimpairsstuntedfailingdamagedcorrectuselessunwholeinexactstarvedunvital

8 Letter Words

inferiordepletedshortageimproperweaknessdisabledimpairedretardedbackwardknockoutwoefullyadequateabnormalseverelydeprivedfaultilymistakensuperioraberrantunworthybankruptawantingamissingindigentgoodlessdefluent

9 Letter Words

defectiveincorrecterroneousabhorrentimperfectirregularshortfallparochialincapablesubnormalexcessiveimpairingovertaxednegligentanomalousredundantabysmallyvacuitousdestitutetruncateddiminutal

10 Letter Words

inadequatetoo littledeficiencyinadequacyincompleteabominabledisabilitysufficientimbalancedabnormallysuboptimalunbalancedlamentablyimproperlyproficientinaccuratepeculiarlyfaultinesshopelesslydeplorablysusceptivesuboptimumunreliabledestituentdefectuousdefectibleextrinsick

11 Letter Words

substandardnonstandardshortcominginefficientineffectiveloss-makinghandicappedcompromiseddeficiencesinsufficentdefectivelyincompetentproblematiccorrectibleunadaptableineffectualinattentivechronicallydetrimentalinoperativesusceptiblenonexistentdangerouslyegregiouslybideficientnecessitousindeficientunqualitiedrudimentaryunplentiful

12 Letter Words

insufficientsub-standarddeficienciesinconsistentinadequatelyinadequaciescongenitallyunderutilizeimperceptivestructurallyimpoverishedunderdefinedunsufficientunderendowed

13 Letter Words

insufficiencydysfunctionalmalfunctionalnutritionallydefectivenessmisconceivinginefficaciousintrinsicallydisadvantagedunderflavored

14 Letter Words

unsatisfactoryunderdevelopedinsufficientlyinadequatenessdysfunctioninghypersensitivemalfunctioningself-deficientinvaletudinary

15 Letter Words

underemploymentinsufficienciesdissatisfactorysupplementationpseudodeficient

17 Letter Words

underproportioned

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