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Collocations for inadequate - adj.

1. not good enough

VERBS

appear, be, look, prove, seem
become
remain
consider sth, find sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth (esp. BrE)
These precautions have been judged inadequate.

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ADVERB

deeply, grossly, hopelessly, pitifully, seriously, woefully
His salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.
completely, entirely, quite (esp. BrE), totally, utterly, wholly (esp. BrE)
simply
increasingly
clearly, manifestly (esp. BrE), obviously
notoriously

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PREPOSITION

at
People, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
for
This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.

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2. not able to deal with a situation

VERBS

be, feel, seem
I felt dreadfully inadequate.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
I suddenly felt extremely inadequate as I compared myself to him.
deeply, hopelessly
totally, wholly (esp. BrE)
generally
sexually

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PREPOSITION

to
The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
She was inadequate to the demands of the job.

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Inadequate is used with these nouns:
accommodation, evidence, explanation, facility, funding, housing, investment, nutrition, pension, preparation, record, reflection, response, safeguard, sanitation, service, supervision, supply, training, ventilation, wage

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