| inadequate(adjective, poor, inferior, incompetent, insufficient) |
| insufficient(adjective, weak, poor, scarce, lacking) |
| deficient(adjective, poor, inadequate, insufficient, scarce) |
| unsatisfactory |
| wanting |
| defective(adjective, poor, insufficient, scarce, lacking) |
| imperfect(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, insufficient) |
| scarce(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, insufficient) |
| incompetent(weak, poor, insufficient, scarce) |
| incomplete(adjective, poor, insufficient, scarce, lacking) |
| scanty(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, insufficient) |
| failing(weak, poor, insufficient, scarce) |
| found wanting(expression, weak, poor, inferior, scarce) |
| lacking(weak, poor, insufficient, scarce) |
| little |
| meagre |
| scant(adjective, poor, inferior, insufficient, scarce) |
| skimpy(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, insufficient) |
| sparse(adjective, weak, poor, insufficient, scarce) |
| too little(expression, adjective, weak, poor, inferior) |