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Common collocations with inadequate in American Collocation

inadequate adjective

US /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.