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Unequal

Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

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Anisometric 84% connected

Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.

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Anisometric 84% connected

Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Incapable 84% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Incapable 84% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Incompetent 84% connected

Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Incompetent 84% connected

Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Lacking 84% connected

of Lack

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Lacking 84% connected

of Lack

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Short-handed 84% connected

Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.

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Short-handed 84% connected

Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.

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Unbalanced 84% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

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Unbalanced 84% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

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Undermanned 84% connected

Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

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Undermanned 84% connected

Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

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Unsymmetrical 84% connected

Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.

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Unsymmetrical 84% connected

Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.

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Wanting 84% connected

of Want

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Wanting 84% connected

of Want

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Adequacy 66% connected

The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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Adequacy 66% connected

The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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Adequateness 66% connected

The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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Adequateness 66% connected

The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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Equality 66% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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Equality 66% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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Incommensurate 66% connected

Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

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Incommensurate 66% connected

Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

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Unlike 66% connected

Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.

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Unlike 66% connected

Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.

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Synonym 1

Inadequate 92% connected

Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

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Antonym 2

Equal 94% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Equal 94% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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