Synonyms and antonyms of Not enough in British Thesaurus

inadequate (adjective)

not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose

insufficient (adjective)

not enough

scant (adjective)

very little, or not enough

meagre (adjective)

smaller or less than you want or need

pitiful (adjective)

a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough

miserable (adjective)

a miserable amount of something, especially money, is very small and not enough

tight (adjective)

if space is tight, you have only just enough

in short/limited supply ()

available only in small quantities, so that there is not enough

not go far ()

used for saying that a supply of something is not enough

deficit (noun)

economics the difference between the amount of money or goods that a country or business has and the amount that it has spent or that it owes

be well/badly off (adjective)

informal to have a large/small amount of something

dearth (noun)

formal a situation in which there is not enough of something

deprivation (noun)

a situation in which you do not have something that you need or want

derisory (adjective)

if something that you are offered or given is derisory, you feel insulted because it is not very much

go short (of something) ()

to have less than you need of something such as food, clothing, or shelter

inadequacy (noun)

the failure to be of the quantity or quality needed for a particular purpose

insufficiency (noun)

formal a situation in which there is not enough of something

meager ()

the American spelling of meagre

measly (adjective)

informal too small

miserly (adjective)

showing disapproval a miserly amount is very small and not enough

niggardly (adjective)

formal a niggardly amount of money is very small and not enough for a particular purpose

no amount of something ()

used for saying that something will never be enough to have an effect

not go far ()

if an amount or supply of something does not go far, it is too small

not go far ()

used for saying that you cannot buy very much with a particular amount of money

overstretched (adjective)

without enough money, people etc to operate effectively

oversubscribed (adjective)

British if something such as a club or a course of study is oversubscribed, there are not enough places for the people who want them

paucity (noun)

formal a small amount of something that is not enough

poor (adjective)

not having enough of something important

scantily (adverb)

in a way that is not enough

short (adjective)

used for saying that you do not have enough of something

short (adjective)

if something is short or in short supply, there is not enough of it or it is not easy to get

short-handed (adjective)

without enough people to help you to do something

shy of something ()

slightly less than, slightly earlier than, or a short distance from something

skimpy (adjective)

less than necessary, or less than you would like

such...as ()

used for emphasizing that something is not enough for a particular purpose

tight (adjective)

if money is tight, you have only just enough

tight (adjective)

if time is tight, you have so little time that it is difficult for you to do what you need to

under- (prefix)

not enough: used with many nouns, verbs, and adjectives

undercapacity (noun)

a situation in which businesses are unable to provide all the products or services that customers are willing to buy

unsatisfied (adjective)

if your needs or hopes are unsatisfied, you do not get what you want, or you do not get enough