English to Portuguese Meaning of insufficient - insuficiente


Insufficient :
insuficiente

insuficiente, inadequado, supérfluo, abundante, amplo, superabundante, fino, incomensurável

insuficienteinsuficientemente
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Definitions of insufficient in English
Adjective(1) of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Examples of insufficient in English
(1) Have houses prices too low, and there'll be insufficient investment in the area.(2) However a review document produced by the group warns that current funding is insufficient .(3) However, that leaves insufficient time to organise live coverage for Saturday.(4) The report found many examples of good work but said insufficient priority was being given to the issue.(5) He was charged with murder in 1997 but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.(6) It's caused by an insufficient level of insulin, a glucose regulating hormone.(7) Greig added that some minor roads in rural areas might have to be shut down if there are insufficient funds to fix them.(8) In military terms, striking at insurgents and terrorists is necessary but insufficient .(9) It strikes me as incredible that insufficient thought and planning was given to such a major activity.(10) The plant could then be converted for other uses, seeing as there is insufficient demand for Rover cars.(11) Anything less and he would have insufficient time to settle into the job.(12) Tough laws are insufficient to find a solution to such a terrible scourge.(13) It is thought the amount of smoke created would also have been insufficient to cause the man's death.(14) I think the amount of police officers is insufficient , I think we need loads more.(15) Now they have been informed that beds are available but staffing levels are insufficient to take him.(16) My offence, so far as I could tell, was to show insufficient respect to cabinet ministers.
Related Phrases of insufficient
(1) insufficient funds ::
fundos insuficientes
(2) insufficient memory ::
memória insuficiente
Synonyms
Adjective
1. inadequate ::
inadequado
2. deficient ::
deficiente
3. poor ::
pobre
4. scant ::
escasso
5. scanty ::
escasso
6. not enough ::
insuficiente
7. too little ::
tão pequeno
8. too few ::
muito pouco
9. too small ::
muito pequeno
10. scarce ::
escasso
11. sparse ::
escasso
12. in short supply ::
em falta
14. wanting ::
querendo
15. paltry ::
insignificante
16. meager ::
escasso
17. niggardly ::
mesquinho
18. incomplete ::
incompleto
19. restricted ::
restrito
20. limited ::
limitado
21. measly ::
com sarampo
22. pathetic ::
patético
23. piddling ::
insignificante
Antonyms
1. adequate ::
adequado
2. enough ::
suficiente
3. sufficient ::
suficiente
Different Forms
insufficient, insufficiently
Word Example from TV Shows
Oh. A clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism
for insufficient blood flow...

Oh. A clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism for INSUFFICIENT blood flow...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 2

Won't work.
The diameter of the tubing is insufficient.

Won't work. The diameter of the tubing is INSUFFICIENT.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 22

I have insufficient data to proceed.

I have INSUFFICIENT data to proceed.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 11

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