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.
become
remain
consider sth, find sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth (esp. BrE)
These precautions have been judged inadequate.
ADVERB
deeply,
grossly,
hopelessly,
pitifully,
seriously,
woefully
His salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.
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
simply
increasingly
clearly, manifestly (esp. BrE), obviously
notoriously
PREPOSITION
at
People, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
People, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
for
This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.
This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.
2. not able to deal with a situation
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
I suddenly felt extremely inadequate as I compared myself to him.
I suddenly felt extremely inadequate as I compared myself to him.
deeply,
hopelessly
totally, wholly (esp. BrE)
generally
sexually
totally, wholly (esp. BrE)
generally
sexually
PREPOSITION
to
The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
She was inadequate to the demands of the job.
The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
She was inadequate to the demands of the job.
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
accommodation, evidence, explanation, facility, funding, housing, investment, nutrition, pension, preparation, record, reflection, response, safeguard, sanitation, service, supervision, supply, training, ventilation, wage