Inadequate vs Insignificant - What's the difference?
inadequate | insignificant |
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
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Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
As adjectives the difference between inadequate and insignificant
is that inadequate is not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc while insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.inadequate
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* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate .
insignificant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
