Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with inadequate in American Collocation
inadequate
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ɪnˈædəkwət/
very
completely
entirely
profoundly
quite
seriously
so
thoroughly
totally
utterly
very
wholly
Their current email system is wholly inadequate for their requirements.
in a very bad way
desperately
grossly
hopelessly
miserably
pathetically
pitifully
ridiculously
woefully
The guidance on this topic is still woefully inadequate.
rather
rather
somewhat
We had to work with our somewhat inadequate resources.
obviously
clearly
demonstrably
manifestly
obviously
plainly
However, this expenditure was clearly inadequate.
generally
altogether
generally
Parents felt that complaints procedures were generally inadequate.
in a particular way
nutritionally
socially
High-fat, low-carbohydrate diets are nutritionally inadequate.
appear
be
become
be considered
be deemed
feel
prove
seem
The funds for this work are deemed inadequate.
The operation of the market has proved inadequate as a means of assuring quality.