Antonyms for deficient

Antonyms for (adj) deficient

Main entry: deficient, insufficient

Definition: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

Usage: insufficient funds

Antonyms: sufficient

Definition: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant


Antonyms: long

Definition: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified


Antonyms: long

Definition: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified


Antonyms: long

Definition: (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration


Antonyms: long

Definition: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices


Antonyms: tall

Definition: great in vertical dimension; high in stature


Antonyms: high

Definition: a lofty level or position or degree


Antonyms: high

Definition: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')


Antonyms: high

Definition: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount


Antonyms: high, high-pitched

Definition: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency


Antonyms: dark, darkness

Definition: absence of light or illumination


Antonyms: dark

Definition: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black


Antonyms: dark

Definition: (used of color) having a dark hue


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of comparatively great physical weight or density


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: unusually great in degree or quantity or number


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of great intensity or power or force


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment


Antonyms: rich

Definition: high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air


Antonyms: rich, rich people

Definition: people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)


Antonyms: rich

Definition: possessing material wealth


Antonyms: rich

Definition: having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)


Antonyms: rich

Definition: suggestive of or characterized by great expense


Antonyms: equal, adequate

Definition: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task


Main entry: wanting, lacking, deficient

Definition: inadequate in amount or degree

Usage: a deficient education; deficient in common sense; lacking in stamina; tested and found wanting

Antonyms: equal, adequate

Definition: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task


Antonyms: equal

Definition: having the same quantity, value, or measure as another


Main entry: substandard, deficient, inferior

Definition: falling short of some prescribed norm

Usage: substandard housing

Antonyms: standard

Definition: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence


Antonyms: standard

Definition: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind


Antonyms: received, standard

Definition: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers


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