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Insufficient meaning

  1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
  2. A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.

Using Insufficient

  • The main meaning on this page is: An inadequate quantity of; not enough. | A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
  • Useful related words include: short, meager, too little, shy.
  • In the example corpus, insufficient often appears in combinations such as: was insufficient, insufficient evidence, insufficient to.

Context around Insufficient

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Insufficient

  • In this selection, "insufficient" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, workforce, received, woefully, credit, income and workforce stand out and add context to how "insufficient" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the insufficient amount of and been an insufficient investigation and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "insufficient" sits close to words such as batch, beans and subjected, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with insufficient

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We have an insufficient workforce, insufficient infrastructure, and poor resources. (10 words)

After contacting their banks, consumers often received insufficient explanations regarding the charges. (12 words)

As usual, genre is often insufficient to discuss the musical events presented herein. (13 words)

Atkinson said that before the pandemic, it was a full-time job to process the thousands of applications for free meals, in addition to the effort of following up with families of students who had insufficient funds on their school lunch accounts. (42 words)

This represents a type of false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is that: there may have been an insufficient investigation, and therefore there is insufficient information to prove the proposition be either true or false. (39 words)

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Jobbik lawmaker Daniel Z Karpat criticised the government’s “insufficient” back-to-school support measures, saying it was not enough to transfer the September family allowance at the end of August. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

These consumers agree, telling interviewers that an insufficient credit score, the ability to afford a down payment, and insufficient income for monthly payments are significant barriers to owning a home.

We have an insufficient workforce, insufficient infrastructure, and poor resources.

However, critics of the Court argue that there are "insufficient checks and balances on the authority of the ICC prosecutor and judges" and "insufficient protection against politicized prosecutions or other abuses".

In a vote on the leadership the Liberal Party split 50/50, and although this was insufficient to remove him as the leader, Gorton decided this was also insufficient support for him, and he resigned.

This represents a type of false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is that: there may have been an insufficient investigation, and therefore there is insufficient information to prove the proposition be either true or false.

Abdel-Rahman Habat, of the Cairo-based Life Makers Foundation, stressed that current aid levels are insufficient for meeting the basic needs of the besieged population.

Additionally, it is worth mentioning that if your device's internal storage is insufficient, iOS may automatically delete content from your device to make room for new data.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Jobbik lawmaker Daniel Z Karpat criticised the government’s “insufficient” back-to-school support measures, saying it was not enough to transfer the September family allowance at the end of August.

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After contacting their banks, consumers often received insufficient explanations regarding the charges.

A lower volume of crude oil movements has been insufficient to push the rates higher in the spot market.

And mostly, that he’ll never be the QB that he was, and that he’ll never quite make up for the underwhelming end and the insufficient amount of trophies from his days in Green Bay.

Another student replies that the diploma is insufficient and the master’s degree, which takes 3.5 years, including the practicum, is necessary.

A proposed settlement to restore natural resources damaged by the company's dumping is widely opposed as insufficient by residents of Toms River, where childhood cancer rates from the late 1970s through 1990s occurred at elevated rates.

Around 140 athletes have signed a letter calling on the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) to tackle climate change after dismissing the organisation’s sustainability efforts as "insufficient".

As a result, children often get shuffled between insufficient care options, sometimes languishing for days, weeks or months in emergency departments or jails without treatment.

As a result, the newspapers that have survived (along with the new digital outlets that have emerged and stuck) operate with woefully insufficient reporting staff sizes – Examiner Media most definitely included.

As usual, genre is often insufficient to discuss the musical events presented herein.

Atkinson said that before the pandemic, it was a full-time job to process the thousands of applications for free meals, in addition to the effort of following up with families of students who had insufficient funds on their school lunch accounts.

Because of the insufficient records, it took the executor several months — and unnecessary expense — before she was able to identify all the assets and take the necessary steps required to liquidate those assets when required.

Before the 2022 indictment, state police that after an internal investigation Clary was not disciplined due to insufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegation that he intentionally withheld video evidence.

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Common combinations with insufficient

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "insufficient" in a sentence?
An example: "These consumers agree, telling interviewers that an insufficient credit score, the ability to afford a down payment, and insufficient income for monthly payments are significant barriers to owning a home." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "insufficient" from authentic English texts.
What does "insufficient" mean?
Insufficient means: An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
What are synonyms of "insufficient"?
Common synonyms of "insufficient" include: short, meager, too little, shy, scarce, scant, light, skimpy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "insufficient" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "insufficient", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.