1
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket
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2
as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
her alleged insufficiency for the job
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Recent Examples of insufficiency
Chance also understands that making informed decisions with your healthcare providers after experiencing cervical insufficiency is a critical form of self-care.
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Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Venous hypertension is most commonly caused by venous insufficiency, a condition in which the veins can’t normally return blood to the heart.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
This insufficiency could partly explain the differences in life expectancies.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D insufficiency.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
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Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Venous hypertension is most commonly caused by venous insufficiency, a condition in which the veins can’t normally return blood to the heart.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
This insufficiency could partly explain the differences in life expectancies.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D insufficiency.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiency
Noun
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Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.—
Laura Friedman,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.—
Joe Salas
July 06,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Stevenson should be able to take advantage of Zepeda's inability to stave off jabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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As a result, the carbon dioxide isn't replenished and, along with other mechanisms like the solar winds and the lack of magnetic field, the result was a feedback process that bled off more and more of the atmosphere as more and more of the carbon dioxide was sealed in the minerals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The report also exposed a laundry list of other procedural and planning errors, including misallocation of resources and a lack of training.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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If the deficiency is prolonged, the plant may stop flowering and fruiting altogether.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
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The issue was also declared a significant deficiency in 2020, and Wyandotte officials pledged to begin implementing a residential protection program.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
5 July 2025
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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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