Synonyms: unequal, inadequate
Definition: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Usage: inadequate training; the staff was inadequate; she was unequal to the task
Similar words: wanting, lacking, deficient
Definition: inadequate in amount or degree
Usage: a deficient education; deficient in common sense; lacking in stamina; tested and found wanting
Similar words: incapable, incompetent, unequal to
Definition: not meeting requirements
Usage: unequal to the demands put upon him
Similar words: undermanned, understaffed, short-handed, short-staffed
Definition: inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
Usage: they're rather short-handed at the moment; overcrowded and understaffed hospitals
Synonyms: unequal
Definition: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
Similar words: anisometric, unsymmetrical
Definition: having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements
Similar words: mismatched, uneven
Definition: (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
Usage: vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church
Similar words: nonequivalent
Definition: not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance
Similar words: odds-on
Definition: having a better than even chance of success
Usage: the odds-on favorite
Similar words: unbalanced
Definition: debits and credits are not equal
Similar words: unequalised, unequalized
Definition: not caused to be equal