inadequate, adj. 1. insufficient, too little, not enough, found wanting; mediocre, inferior, unsatisfactory, displeasing, disappointing, no good, not good enough, incommensurate, unsuitable; imperfect, defective, flawed, faulty, incomplete, deficient, lacking, wanting, needing, missing, partial, short or short of, Inf. shy; meager, scanty, skimpy, scrimpy, bare, scant; scarce, sparse, in short supply, at a premium.
2. inapt, inept, incompetent, incapable, unable, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, unworthy, not up to; unskillful, inexpert, undeft, unapt, inadept, unproficient, un-dexterous, maladroit; inefficient, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, feckless.
inadmissible, adj. unallowable, prohibitive, preclusive, exceptional; unacceptable, unsuitable, objectionable, undesirable, impossible, untenable; impracticable, unfeasible, inexpedient; impertinent, inapposite, inappropriate, inapplicable, immaterial, inconsequent; irrelevant, beside the point, beside the mark, beside the question, nothing to do with the case, not at issue,
inadvertence, n. 1. inattention, inattentiveness, inconsiderateness, heedlessness, unmindfulness, disregard, thoughtlessness, want or lack of thought, inadvertency; carelessness, laxity, slackness, looseness; absent-mindedness, absence of mind, forgetfulness; negligence, neglect, neglectfulness, remissness, dereliction.
2. oversight, omission, slip, Inf. slip-up, lapse, loose thread, Obs. balk; mistake, error, Inf. mix-up, SI. goof, SI. boo-boo.
inadvertent, adj. 1. inattentive, unmindful, heedless, unheeding, unobservant, unobserving, disregardful, regardless.
2. inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, unreasoning, unreflecting, absent-minded; careless, uncircum-spect, unwary; slack, lax, loose; negligent, neglectful, derelict.
3. unintentional, unpremeditated, undesigned, unplanned, unstudied, uncalculated, indeliberate, accidental, chance; unwitting, unconscious, involuntary, reflex, automatic, SI. gut.
inadvertently, adv. 1. inattentively, unmindfully, heedlessly, disregardfully; thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, inconsiderately; carelessly, unwarily, unguardedly, off-guard, in an unguarded moment; neglectfully, negligently, remissly, loosely, laxly, slackly.
2. accidentally, unintentionally, undesignedly, without design, by accident, by mistake; involuntarily, unwittingly, unconsciously, automatically,
inadvisable, adj. ill-advised, unrecommended, inexpedient, unwise, foolish, unsagacious, unreasonable, irrational, unintelligent, imprudent, injudicious, impolitic; unseemly, indiscreet, improper, uncircum-spect; undesirable, objectionable, inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, unsatisfactory, ineligible.
2. inopportune, inconvenient, discommodious, impractical, unuseful; unprofitable, unbeneficial, disadvantageous, bad.
inalienable, adj. unforfeitable, untransferable, not to be conveyed, unconsignable, unsalable, unnegoti-able; positive, absolute, inherent; unchallengeable, Law. imprescriptible, inviolable, sacrosanct, indefeasible, not to be annulled, not to be made void, permanent.
inamorata, n. lover, ladylove, love, beloved, Inf.