INADEQUATELY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

inadequately

adverb

as in poorly

in an unsatisfactory way she did the job quickly, but inadequately

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Recent Examples of inadequately In the last decade and a half, a carrousel of feuding political factions took turns governing, all inadequately. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Last year Lee was questioned by legislators after the audit found staffing shortages and process failures had left thousands of cases inadequately investigated, including serious injuries and deaths. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Around the world, most caregivers are either uncompensated or inadequately compensated, and many rely on public assistance where available to make ends meet. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The investigation also found that the Prison Rape Elimination Act was inadequately implemented. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Most social media platforms already have a minimum age to register an account, but governments, parents, and child safety advocates argue that these checks are easy to bypass and inadequately enforced. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Without the federal government as a consistent partner, local efforts are inadequately supported. — Monitor Reader, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026 Indian troops were deployed to thwart Chinese advances but were reportedly inadequately supplied, underprepared, and overwhelmed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases. — Hannah Harris Green, STAT, 26 June 2026

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The children did not attend school, were fed poorly and did not receive medical attention even if injured or sick, according to the report.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The treadmill feeling does not necessarily mean a company is using AI poorly.

— Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of poorly

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Loop’s status has been a hot-button issue around the team after his badly missed 44-yard field goal in Week 18 against the Pittsburgh Steelers last season kept the Ravens out of the playoffs and accelerated the end of the John Harbaugh era.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Barely a week goes by without another story about rogue agents or models behaving badly.

— Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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