deficient

Questions about deficient

What does deficient mean?

deficient means "inadequate in amount or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deficient?

deficient has 3 syllables: de-fic-ient. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /dɪˈfɪʃənt/.

What is another word for deficient?

Close synonyms include lacking, wanting, insufficient, inferior, substandard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deficient a common word?

deficient is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with deficient?

8 words rhyme with deficient. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.