16 entries under inadequacy topic. ×

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indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
16
need(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
15
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
13
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
13
penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
10
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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impecuniousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
4
impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
3
poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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exigency(noun, need, lack, absence)
0
absence(noun, need, lack)
0
default(noun, need, lack, absence)
0
exiguousness(noun, need, lack, absence)
0
skimpiness(noun, need, lack, absence)
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APASmart Define. (2015). neediness thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/neediness/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "neediness thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/neediness/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
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