inadequate (adj.)
- adulterated
- asymmetric
- barren
- base
- blemished
- bootless
- callow
- counterproductive
- damaged
- defective
- deficient
- disappointing
- disheartening
- disparate
- displeasing
- disproportionate
- dissatisfactory
- effete
- emasculate
- embryonic
- empty
- erroneous
- etiolated
- failing
- fallible
- fatuous
- faulty
- feckless
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- ill-sorted
- immature
- impaired
- imperfect
- impotent
- imprecise
- impure
- inaccurate
- inane
- inappreciable
- incapable
- incommensurate
- incompetent
- incomplete
- inconsiderable
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inefficacious
- inexact
- inferior
- inoperative
- insufficient
- invalid
- invertebrate
- irregular
- lacking
- little
- makeshift
- maladjusted
- maladroit
- mean
- mediocre
- minus
- mismatched
- missing
- mixed
- nugatory
- odd
- off
- part
- partial
- patchy
- petty
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- scrappy
- scrimpy
- shabby
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- skew
- skewed
- skimpy
- small
- spineless
- sterile
- trivial
- unable
- unadapted
- unadjusted
- unavailing
- underdeveloped
- undeveloped
- unequal
- unequipped
- uneven
- unfinished
- unfit
- ungratifying
- unqualified
- unreached
- unsatisfactory
- unsatisfying
- unskillful
- unsound
- useless
- vain
- wanting
- weak