insufficience

noun

Definition of insufficiencenext
as in deficiency

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  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. insufficiency
  4. shortcoming
  5. shortfall
  6. inadequacy
  7. need
  8. deficit
Noun
  • The Lakers spent the first days of free agency addressing their shooting deficiencies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Interveinal chlorosis and yellowing in new leaves can indicate an iron deficiency.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The lack of a World Cup title is the one gap on his historic résumé.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of lack
Noun
  • Some were permanently dismissed due to statute of limitations or legal insufficiency, while others were temporary on legal grounds, meaning Pines' lawyers can attempt to correct them.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • There’s a temptation to call such men too big for their boots, but Henri is too small for his, and Arlaud is so good at projecting that insufficiency, yet still being riveting to watch.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of insufficiency
Noun
  • Youssef added that one of the biggest shortcomings in many squatter investigations is the lack of follow-up fact gathering.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Nilson Angulo’s strike was excellent and Gonzalo Plata’s winner, which will live long in the Ecuadorian memory, ensured Germany’s shortcomings were punished.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of shortcoming
Noun
  • Seeking to close a $12 billion budget shortfall last year, the governor hoped to cut over $750 million from the state’s payroll expenses in salaries and wages.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Austerity in the Eighties further denatured the relationship between schools and students, with shortfalls in public spending on capital projects—new dorms, athletic facilities—mostly assumed by students in the form of higher tuition.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of shortfall
Noun
  • The Canadian catastrophe highlighted the inadequacies of the current system of supply and the lack of American credit.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The West Indies made 125-7 and the inadequacy of that total was exposed by Australia hunting it down with seven overs to spare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of inadequacy
Noun
  • All of this spells the need for clear rules and for lawmakers and law enforcement to catch up with this rapidly changing transportation.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • But when Erik Spoelstra is strategizing, the needs of Nikola Jovic, for better or worse, are not going to be at the top of the organizational process.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of need
Noun
  • With Houston facing a three-run deficit after three innings, Cam Smith and Taylor Trammell singled in the fourth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • California typically operates with a spending deficit because Democrats spend more money than the state brings in.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of deficit
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“Insufficience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficience. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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