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Synonyms
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Meaning:
bad

not pleasant or enjoyable

poor quality

defective

imperfect

broken, not working

destitute

without food, clothes and other things necessary for life

down and out; wanting

devoid

without, empty of, something

empty, wanting

failing

a weakness or fault (of character); in the absence of

not well, weak

imperfect

having faults; not complete

flawed

inadequate

not adequate; not enough; (of a person) not able, skilled or strong enough

defective, insufficient, incompetent

incomplete

not complete

unfinished, wanting

inconclusive

(of evidence, arguments, discussions) not decisive or convincing

up in the air

insufficient

not sufficient

not enough; lacking

less

not so much; a smaller amount of; without (an amount mentioned)

smaller, inferior

meager

not enough

small, inadequate; poor

minus

(of a number) less than; a minus sign or quantity; reduce by taking away (a number)

diminished

rare

not often seen, found, happening etc; (of meat) cooked so that the redness and juices are kept

exceptional, infrequent

scant

(having) hardly enough

meager

scarce

not available in sufficient quantity; difficult to find

insufficient, infrequent

skimpy

being (almost) too small

sparse, inadequate

stupid

unintelligent; foolish

not intelligent; irresponsible

unsatisfactory

not satisfactory

insufficient, inadequate

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