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Adjective
Not enough in size, amount or degree
(
of a person
)
Unable to deal with a situation or with life
(
in amount
)
Meager or little
Characterized by low quality or standard
Lacking strength of character
Inferior or unimpressive in nature, especially in comparison
Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else
Lacking in accuracy or truth
Lacking sufficient power or strength
(
of a thing
)
Not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose
Cramped and allowing very little room for movement
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion
Pale
Having a meaning that is open to several interpretations
Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny
Determiner
Emphasizing insignificance
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Adjective
▲
Not enough in size, amount or degree
insufficient
deficient
poor
meagre
UK
scarce
short
sparse
limited
scant
incomplete
insubstantial
measly
restricted
weak
inconsiderable
low
paltry
inappreciable
incommensurate
meager
US
miserly
scanty
sketchy
skimpy
bare
exiguous
feeble
lame
laughable
pathetic
shy
barren
depleted
derisory
junk
lacking
parsimonious
piddling
spare
stunted
thin
dry
failing
small
stinted
unproductive
not enough
too few
too little
bush-league
in short supply
wanting
slight
negligible
stingy
little
light
slender
sparing
slim
skimp
miserable
minimal
trifling
modest
unfinished
flimsy
imperfect
tenuous
patchy
defective
puny
hand-to-mouth
fragmentary
beggarly
superficial
bitty
unsatisfactory
tight
insignificant
partial
faulty
tiny
rare
scrappy
scrimpy
pitiful
trivial
lean
thin on the ground
shallow
unsubstantial
perfunctory
reduced
at a premium
rudimentary
unconvincing
bereft
few
implausible
mean
nominal
finite
few and far between
hard to come by
shabby
destitute
shoddy
minimum
mingy
diminished
infrequent
inconsequential
too small
too little too late
hard to find
disappointing
lamentable
unpolished
like gold dust
sporadic
ungenerous
not to be had
penurious
not to be had for love nor money
inferior
close
cursory
unbelievable
flawed
missing
outline
impaired
frail
substandard
unsound
scrimp
contemptible
inconceivable
unpersuasive
incredible
hasty
unsufficient
second-rate
needing
hurried
devoid
diminutive
drained
narrow
hardly any
piecemeal
low on
short on
frugal
scattered
needed
rough
short of
slipshod
thinning
barely sufficient
crude
little or no
depthless
uncritical
not up to scratch
half-baked
occasional
shortened
leaving much to be desired
incoherent
part
fragmented
fractional
dispersed
thinly distributed
seldom met with
lousy
marginal
incidental
unqualified
broad-brush
confined
petty
infinitesimal
uncharitable
stinting
cheap
tightfisted
chintzy
pinching
penny-pinching
closefisted
pinchpenny
picayune
nugatory
piffling
fragile
incapable
unample
incompetent
minus
unfitted
undermanned
under strength
thumbnail
determinate
basic
circumscribed
defined
definite
measured
imperceptible
wispy
out of
little bitty
smallish
dwindling
mediocre
lacking in detail
skeletal
airy
on the small side
cut
set
ineffectual
faint
scrubby
uncommon
coming up short
lowly
half
near
demi-
delimited
semi-
moderate
transparent
truncated
threatened
seldom
semioccasional
ordinary
subnormal
base
not hacking it
run-down
diffuse
not much
not making it
short-handed
frivolous
strapped for
pushed for
threadbare
disjointed
at a low level
inept
ungrounded
false
unreasonable
baseless
puerile
fallacious
groundless
illogical
controvertible
inane
assailable
wishful
weakly
unsatisfying
unacceptable
improbable
vapid
untenable
questionable
with an insufficiency of
scarcer than hen's teeth
absent
not good enough
exhaustible
inquorate
subtle
flat
mere
unrefined
not acceptable
not up to standard
bodger
unfruitful
infertile
omitted
empty
gone
unfulfilled
less
cooked
away
bankrupt
deprived
untidy
unsystematic
uneven
disorganized
US
weak-kneed
casual
not up to par
burned out
in default
cut off
below par
desultory
out of gas
undone
undeveloped
abridged
not up to expectations
not much cop
slapdash
passing
inconsistent
disconnected
half-pie
qualified
unexecuted
unaccomplished
unconsidered
disorganised
UK
patchwork
vague
underdone
unconsummated
unwhole
curtailed
garbled
inchoate
rude
not total
broken
expurgated
immature
under construction
not whole
not entire
nodding
offhand
rapid
rushed
token
trite
duff
unsuitable
unworthy
thrown together
fleeting
inattentive
quick
unassembled
undersupplied
injured
amiss
marred
unequal
underprovided
damaged
imprecise
fuzzy
insincere
flash
summary
feigning
outta gas
found wanting
third string
second string
second fiddle
provisional
not make it
cobbled together
introductory
unclear
hazy
woolly
UK
wooly
US
preliminary
coarse
not cut out for
surface-level
on the back of an envelope
more ❯
“The schools in this district are in poor condition due to
inadequate
funding.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a person
)
Unable to deal with a situation or with life
incapable
incompetent
ineffective
ineffectual
inept
lacking
unfit
inefficient
inexpert
unproficient
amateurish
unequal
unsatisfactory
unskilful
deficient
hopeless
impotent
inferior
lousy
substandard
unqualified
useless
wanting
bad
imperfect
inapt
poor
powerless
defective
duff
faulty
pathetic
unfitted
weak
no good
not good enough
not much cop
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
leaving much to be desired
not much chop
no great shakes
unskilled
unskillful
inexperienced
amateur
unable
untrained
inefficacious
not up to
unequipped
feeble
not equal to
bungling
unprofessional
disqualified
raw
inproficient
clumsy
worthless
not cut out for
ineligible
insufficient
lacking ability
cack-handed
unsuitable
cowboy
a dead loss
unhandy
awkward
unsuccessful
feckless
hamstrung
inexpedient
counterproductive
lame
green
ham-fisted
unapt
unprepared
blundering
ill-equipped
nonprofessional
untaught
unpractised
bush-league
incapacitated
dilettante
dilettantish
jackleg
not up to it
careless
untalented
not cut out
unqualified for
incapable of
incompetent at
rotten
bum
inadept
unworkmanlike
loser
inoperative
negligent
suboptimal
subpar
floundering
unschooled
skill-less
not strong enough
low-powered
insufficiently powered
unpracticed
uneducated
uninitiated
helpless
maladroit
unadapted
can't hack it
can't cut it
manual
unaccomplished
unversed
menial
labouring
UK
unreliable
undependable
untrained for
unable to do something
out of one's element
can't make the grade
less capable
non-qualified
bush
unable to do something for toffee
not have it
out to lunch
undeveloped
laboring
US
blue-collar
asymmetrical
not prepared
inadequate for
insufficient for
unfitted for
not qualified for
found wanting in
unsuited to
slapdash
losing
dependent
frail
naive
uncool
butterfingers
vulnerable
unsuited
shoddy
sloppy
slipshod
underpowered
unequal to the task
bumbling
second-rate
not equal to something
not up to something
crude
out of one's depth
ignorant
nonexpert
slack
immoral
unfitting
wrong
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
not know one's arse from one's elbow
incompatible
half-baked
inappropriate
unseemly
hapless
slovenly
disorganized
US
extravagant
prodigal
shooting blanks
improficient
improvident
talentless
disorganised
UK
cold
unwary
unsuspecting
couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery
unstudied
uncultivated
unpolished
without finesse
lacking finesse
unready
botched
ham-handed
fumbled
heavy-handed
butterfingered
all thumbs
improper
untoward
infelicitous
perverse
malapropos
inapposite
all fingers and thumbs
unacceptable
unbefitting
objectionable
inapplicable
undesirable
unworthy
not designed
ineligible for
ill-suited
unequipped for
unprepared for
ill-adapted
not qualified
ill-suited to
unsuitable for
inappropriate to
not designed for
ill-adapted to
more ❯
“Fresh out of college and inexperienced, he initially felt
inadequate
to the task of fulfilling the role for which he was hired for.”
Adjective
▲
(
in amount
)
Meager or little
tiny
meager
US
meagre
UK
little
reduced
trivial
minimal
derisory
insignificant
insufficient
negligible
nominal
paltry
pathetic
minor
unimportant
inappreciable
inconsequential
nugatory
petty
pitiful
trifling
measly
piddling
piffling
minimum
poxy
mingy
miserable
exiguous
fractional
inconsiderable
infinitesimal
lean
marginal
modest
ordinary
picayune
piddly
scant
scanty
scarce
sparing
sparse
subnormal
ungenerous
worthless
insubstantial
deficient
token
base
beggarly
dinky
limited
low
lowly
shabby
skimpy
stingy
small
slight
minute
miserly
mean
nickel-and-dime
niggling
puny
footling
Mickey Mouse
pimping
chicken
peanut
no-account
pitiable
contemptible
de minimis
lousy
wretched
sorry
poor
of no consequence
of no importance
minuscule
incidental
fiddling
of no account
ridiculous
foolish
small-fry
frivolous
not worth mentioning
laughable
insulting
ludicrous
not worth bothering about
preposterous
risible
absurd
outrageous
imperceptible
silly
despicable
short
slender
restricted
mere
valueless
lamentable
sad
irrelevant
of little account
shoestring
perfunctory
hollow
unsubstantial
frugal
superficial
mild
inferior
humble
symbolic
subsidiary
peripheral
scrimpy
dismal
empty
meaningless
useless
diminished
of no value
neglectable
ignorable
toytown
pettifogging
unconsiderable
woeful
insipid
not enough
twopenny-halfpenny
narrow
trashy
set
ineffectual
unconsequential
common
shoddy
sleazy
wanting
lacking
few
cockamamie
comical
cockamamy
derisive
farcical
dwindling
immaterial
inessential
non-essential
of little importance
lightweight
of no moment
of little consequence
small-bore
no biggie
casual
neither here nor there
light
of no significance
small-time
all the same
runt
not worth speaking of
inappropriate
small potatoes
wimpy
big zero
two bit
shrimp
unconsidered
entry level
pointless
shallow
nonessential
idle
flimsy
unnecessary
trite
penny-ante
secondary
time-wasting
frothy
second-rate
nothing
lesser
senseless
diminutive
vain
inane
zero
zilch
puerile
extraneous
flighty
two-bit
low-ranking
microscopic
purportless
beside the point
of no great concern
of no merit
twopenny
extravagant
hair-splitting
impractical
fussy
niggly
hairsplitting
nondescript
loitering
jejune
idling
vapid
banal
bush-league
obscure
smalltime
minor-league
uncelebrated
unessential
of minor importance
of little import
undemanding
no big deal
no big thing
forget it
unintellectual
fatuous
flippant
unhelpful
purposeless
empty-headed
without depth
featherweight
imponderous
failing
incompetent
tinpot
zip
null
indifferent
giddy
lightheaded
goofy
scatterbrained
ditsy
light-headed
harebrained
dizzy
futile
featherbrained
birdbrained
yeasty
light-minded
ditzy
undersized
no great shakes
frilly
lacking substance
pint-sized
stunted
frail
weak
feeble
dwarfish
underfed
pygmy
weakly
lighthearted
everyday
fun size
sickly
underdeveloped
commonplace
undernourished
wanky
Lilliputian
undeveloped
undersize
pocket-sized
pocket
delicate
half-pint
pocket-size
shrimpy
pint-size
toylike
fine
fragile
smallish
bantam
momentary
atomic
skin-deep
evanescent
vanishing
weedy
unproductive
diddly
barren
peewee
wee
unsound
scrawny
infirm
too little too late
rinky-dink
small time
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by low quality or standard
poor
substandard
bad
deficient
defective
faulty
imperfect
inferior
mediocre
abject
appalling
abysmal
atrocious
awful
terrible
dismal
dreadful
unsatisfactory
low-grade
second-rate
third-rate
jerry-built
shoddy
crude
tinny
trashy
rubbishy
miserable
wretched
disappointing
lamentable
deplorable
pitiful
insufficient
unacceptable
execrable
frightful
crummy
dire
bum
diabolical
rotten
sad
tatty
tenth-rate
ropy
duff
rubbish
pants
feeble
shabby
valueless
weak
worthless
grotty
crumby
dissatisfactory
lame
lousy
suboptimal
subpar
common
craptacular
cheap
cheapjack
cheesy
coarse
gimcrack
junky
schlock
schlocky
sleazy
trumpery
direful
egregious
middling
lacking
bargain-basement
cut-rate
el cheapo
a load of pants
less-than-stellar
under par
below average
below par
low-rent
below standard
not up to scratch
not up to standard
weak sauce
pathetic
useless
paltry
sorry
hopeless
poxy
wanting
woeful
laughable
ineffective
ineffectual
unsound
punk
chronic
pitiable
low-quality
not up to snuff
disgraceful
horrible
contemptible
very bad
flawed
disagreeable
bush-league
nasty
junk
second-class
God-awful
two-bit
futile
off
abominable
wrong
lemon
base
inept
pits
fruitless
incompetent
wack
unsuccessful
bush
profitless
not much cop
dime-a-dozen
average
subnormal
vain
tawdry
sucky
shocking
unavailing
unproductive
low
not up to much
unsuitable
offensive
not up to par
dodgy
sub-par
displeasing
shameful
cruddy
unprofitable
inefficacious
indifferent
ordinary
bootless
leaving much to be desired
unexceptional
pedestrian
poor-quality
distressing
unworthy
sour
no good
bodger
disastrous
inefficient
abortive
godawful
horrendous
pointless
flimsy
non-successful
mean
poorer
downmarket
amateurish
nugatory
meagre
UK
empty
insubstantial
tacky
low-end
barren
meager
US
to no avail
odious
hack
ill
thin
despicable
the pits
good-for-nothing
déclassé
grubby
hideous
ratty
to no effect
damaged
impaired
limited
failed
amiss
unpleasant
regrettable
otiose
cheap and nasty
idle
scurvy
unfructuous
distasteful
intolerable
trifling
repulsive
undesirable
gross
calamitous
tinhorn
grievous
careless
impotent
broken
unfortunate
inutile
unfit
incomplete
not good enough
from hunger
a dead loss
repugnant
vile
grim
unable
negligible
bungling
insignificant
piddling
scandalous
sickening
foul
noisome
obscene
obnoxious
hellacious
scummy
dirty
scabby
unconvincing
loathsome
horrid
unsatisfying
stinking
half-baked
beastly
in vain
inappropriate
half-pie
powerless
objectionable
trivial
cheapo
cheapie
unimpressive
ghastly
no great shakes
naff
scant
dud
Sisyphean
negligent
anticlimactic
implausible
to no purpose
null
warped
for nought
failing
blemished
inoperative
unfruitful
two a penny
tame
a dime a dozen
indecisive
marred
fallible
out of order
piss-poor
transparent
invalid
heartbreaking
puny
unspeakable
shallow
petty
hollow
measly
mournful
outrageous
rancid
repellant
repellent
revolting
disgusting
nauseating
abhorrent
evil
fulsome
noxious
ugly
nauseous
unpleasing
sneaking
wanky
catastrophic
yucky
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
rueful
inexpert
affecting
strictly for the birds
inconsiderable
impermissible
inadmissible
insufferable
damnable
meretricious
incorrect
for the birds
derisory
dubious
questionable
of a sort
purposeless
counterproductive
silly
improper
very poor
kitsch
scroungy
malfunctioning
unreliable
pinchbeck
tattered
Brummagem
brassy
cracked
garbage
of no avail
god-awful
sketchy
inexact
second rate
forceless
withered
entry-level
no dice
sick
frail
injured
tainted
spineless
neutralized
US
bottom-rung
of poor quality
void
broken-down
rinky-dink
botched
unable to do something for toffee
dime-store
not okay
not satisfying
defeasible
neutralised
UK
innocuous
run-down
twopenny-halfpenny
of low quality
not worth the candle
slovenly
desperate
commonplace
wet
dissatisfying
end-of-the-pier
unskilful
tricky
suspect
stupid
unwelcome
harmful
short
dilapidated
excruciating
second-best
phony
US
unhappy
disturbing
disconcerting
disquieting
low quality
unlikely
unrewarding
second class
reduced
detestable
slight
melancholy
ropey
impuissant
merciful
shlocky
unsightly
sordid
godforsaken
seedy
shlock
gruesome
icky
grody
little
unstable
sickly
weakly
doubtful
uncool
minimal
flat
well below par
bungled
without success
phoney
UK
incredible
sparing
restricted
inappreciable
cataclysmic
uncomfortable
unpersuasive
flabby
faltering
blameworthy
downer
overwhelming
bummer
unbearable
horrifying
dolorous
afflictive
opprobrious
run down
hateful
incapable
not cutting it
unpopular
troublesome
hard to believe
inproficient
unproficient
ridiculous
absurd
ludicrous
foolish-looking
tragic
poorly
cheap-jack
down at heel
leaving a lot to be desired
iffy
unavailable
emasculate
slack-spined
no go
no way
not effective
moving
compassionate
afflicted
stirring
beggarly
joyless
commiserative
tearful
arousing
suffering
piteous
sorrowful
heartrending
distressed
touching
comfortless
cheerless
unable to do something to save one's life
undistinguished
uninspired
ailing
less than ideal
hard to swallow
ill-suited
unsuited
from hell
minor-league
minor league
small potatoes
under-strength
unseemly
inaccurate
not proper
unadvantageous
not oneself
inconsistent
off-form
incompatible
inapt
under the weather
insupportable
exceptionable
in poor condition
fallacious
imprecise
erroneous
off-color
reprehensible
exhausted
impractical
unreasonable
unsaleable
unsellable
found wanting
not acceptable
bereft
too little
distorted
condemnable
scurrilous
indefensible
stinky
out
irremediable
scratched
partial
torn
deformed
inacceptable
unappealing
uninviting
reject
on a treadmill
save one's breath
ruthful
unfinished
patchy
immature
underwhelming
undeveloped
rudimentary
not on
poor quality
not cricket
beyond the pale
won't do
over the fence
not quite the done thing
in a state of disrepair
vicious
faultful
bottom-of-barrel
disfigured
not functioning
minus
not working
few bugs
meaningless
debased
rank
unretentive
contradictory
adulterated
awry
false
malformed
blamable
confused
leaky
maimed
incoherent
unfulfilling
no use
bathetic
uninteresting
inconsequential
senseless
disillusioning
hamstrung
inexpedient
feckless
banal
unimportant
no-good
chaffy
nickel-and-dime
unusable
of no benefit
bogus
nothing
sterile
waste
ignoble
abandoned
unessential
null and void
invertebrate
falling short
slipshod
crippled
not all it's cracked up to be
not worth a hill of beans
harrowing
upsetting
distressful
unlucky
unfavourable
UK
ignominious
ruinous
unfavorable
US
gloomy
wicked
tragical
unpalatable
unsavoury
UK
doleful
forlorn
unsavory
US
adverse
gut-wrenching
loathly
inopportune
heart-rending
disgustful
devastating
squalid
degenerate
unfair
bitter
harsh
untoward
depressing
agonizing
US
unpropitious
filthy
disreputable
low-down
infelicitous
black
yukky
unlovely
uncongenial
scungy
out of line
ill-fated
agonising
UK
grungy
ill-advised
plaintive
heinous
vulgar
traumatic
saddening
desolate
painful
alarming
malodorous
destructive
cursed
unwanted
illegal
cruel
fetid
US
putrid
awkward
hapless
destitute
discreditable
unsportsmanlike
low-minded
ill-starred
poignant
festy
hellish
yucko
unscrupulous
fatal
foetid
UK
unprincipled
immoral
underhanded
sick-making
off-putting
deceitful
grave
unethical
inauspicious
serious
horrific
too bad
deadly
bleak
cataclysmal
nefarious
sombre
UK
hostile
tear-jerking
sneaky
deceptive
solemn
somber
US
unappetizing
ruined
censurable
damaging
monstrous
anguished
rude
fateful
crippling
dark
unbecoming
forbidding
grisly
shattering
disheartening
snide
luckless
hurtful
frightening
nightmarish
smelly
forsaken
doomed
unprosperous
acrid
skanky
polluted
mephitic
jinxed
in a bad way
out of luck
pongy
whiffy
despisable
currish
smudged
bedraggled
befouled
smutty
miasmal
sullied
bemired
dusty
unclean
uncleanly
draggled
grimy
funky
muddy
stained
mucky
besmirched
blackened
niffy
dingy
begrimed
soiled
olid
poison
unholy
ungodly
rough
meanspirited
on the nose
disdainable
disrespectful
malicious
malevolent
undesired
thoughtless
untimely
shameless
critical
callous
degraded
disadvantageous
dreary
excessive
crying
unpromising
dishonest
damning
malignant
depraved
indecent
crass
graceless
too much
over-the-top
drab
parlous
tremendous
degrading
sullen
morose
drear
slimy
outcast
extremely bad
perturbing
vexatious
unsettling
crooked
annoying
to be pitied
galling
severe
unsought
agitating
not the done thing
hard-hearted
a bit much
fearful
irretrievable
unnerving
foul-smelling
evil-smelling
macabre
lurid
crushing
discouraging
depressive
impoverished
sepulchral
indigent
glum
tormenting
scary
fearsome
terrifying
dejected
afflicting
underhand
intimidating
formidable
ominous
shady
redoubtable
bodeful
hair-raising
spine-chilling
terrific
savage
raunchy
nerve-racking
off-colour
crook
off colour
out of sorts
stricken
shattered
burdened
pained
troubled
star-crossed
desolating
dislikable
stark
irregular
indiscreet
blithering
worst
heart-wrenching
out of bounds
dangerous
rebarbative
pressing
crucial
rejected
flaming
grieving
low-life
blue
urgent
extreme
small
derisible
blah
ill-chosen
narrow-minded
excluded
uninvited
disconsolate
agonized
US
risky
precarious
acute
hazardous
perilous
infernal
accursed
confounded
drastic
unkind
not good
not the best
diddly
bad news
troubling
annihilatory
devastative
tortured
racked
agonised
UK
spiteful
dread
gnarly
ill-favoured
UK
unjustifiable
inexcusable
discomforting
worrisome
irksome
footling
sinistrous
baneful
baleful
portentous
exigent
very unpleasant
stressful
daunting
torturous
despondent
unwished for
unwished-for
stupefying
oppressing
fierce
scowling
villainous
scarring
ill-omened
ill-boding
discomposing
humourless
UK
humorless
US
difficult
sober
irritating
mortifying
pernicious
blighting
earth-shattering
messy
lethal
mortal
beseeching
imploring
commiserable
entreating
supplicating
startling
staggering
stunning
astonishing
grewsome
bewildering
amazing
nightmare
not wanted
ill-favored
US
regretful
hairy
worrying
fraught
sedate
troublous
unendurable
lowest of the low
rock-bottom
the dumps
demoralizing
US
extremely upsetting
demoralising
UK
surprising
deathly
unfriendly
derogatory
discourteous
uncharitable
glaring
unbefitting
insensitive
fraudulent
concerning
irredeemable
provocative
impertinent
impudent
affronting
insolent
inconsiderate
corrupt
funereal
morbid
treacherous
unsporting
crafty
tactless
indecorous
injudicious
humble
servile
slavish
menial
dreich
lugubrious
saturnine
injurious
cowardly
ungentlemanly
double-dealing
wounding
provoking
slighting
insulting
nail-biting
heart-breaking
nerve-wracking
a pity
sunless
plutonian
tenebrous
lonesome
elegiacal
tenebrific
elegiac
not quite the thing
sly
cunning
devious
wily
heartless
good-for-naught
no-count
meritless
no-account
tough
detrimental
vindictive
Machiavellian
cheating
shifty
conniving
designing
calculating
guileful
Cimmerian
poverty-stricken
uncivil
vexing
impolite
unmannerly
unfeeling
uncaring
coldhearted
unsympathetic
illegitimate
inequitable
shrewd
unlawful
deceiving
unsportsmanly
cold-blooded
barbarous
despiteful
not nice
sadistic
inhumane
ill-natured
malign
catty
brutal
inhuman
virulent
inimical
grovelling
UK
humiliated
subservient
meek
groveling
US
deferent
hangdog
self-effacing
knavish
slick
scheming
undue
ill-considered
ill-timed
illicit
hard
catastrophal
ill-gotten
Janus-faced
below the belt
against the rules
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking strength of character
feeble
incompetent
ineffective
inefficient
weak
chicken-livered
cowardly
craven
faint-hearted
indecisive
ineffectual
lily-livered
pigeon-hearted
spineless
spiritless
timid
timorous
fearful
soft
unassertive
chicken
gutless
insufficient
pathetic
sissified
sissy
weak-kneed
wet
wimpy
wishy-washy
yellow
yellow-bellied
candy-assed
insignificant
lame
poor-spirited
effete
nerveless
frail
milk-and-water
wimpish
weakling
namby-pamby
characterless
useless
weakened
invertebrate
impotent
inept
limp-wristed
pusillanimous
irresolute
recreant
shrinking
unheroic
chicken-hearted
wussy
weedy
boneless
poltroon
dastardly
quaking
trembling
submissive
chickenhearted
cowering
milk-livered
vacillating
apprehensive
fainthearted
insipid
abject
scared
diffident
frightened
silly
nervous
foolish
afraid
drippy
shy
weak-willed
daft
vapid
pithless
jejune
self-effacing
mousy
reticent
nerdy
caitiff
wavering
retiring
unmanly
hesitant
lacking courage
anxious
jittery
panicky
pigeonhearted
cowed
dismayed
mousey
skittish
tremulous
soppy
innocuous
epicene
coward
simpering
colourless
UK
mean-spirited
snowflake
swishy
niddering
poltroonish
weak-minded
colorless
US
limp
bland
half-hearted
milksoppish
ignoble
persuasible
infirm
impressionable
doubtful
persuadable
compliant
low
deceitful
offensive
unprincipled
treacherous
unethical
sneaking
tricky
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
afraid of one's own shadow
listless
sapless
flavorless
US
languid
flavourless
UK
mediocre
watered-down
enervated
dull
biddable
feeble-minded
reluctant
doubting
wary
suspicious
chary
bashful
modest
reserved
easily frightened
quiet
coy
unassuming
unconfident
white-livered
sookie
meek
base
humble
cringey
demure
cowhearted
backward
worthless
easily led
capricious
gentle
browbeaten
bullied
unassured
intimidated
Milquetoast
daunted
tentative
shaky
unnerved
distrustful
fearsome
unsure
running scared
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
having cold feet
squeamish
forceless
without a will of your own
afraid of one's shadow
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Inferior or unimpressive in nature, especially in comparison
pale
inferior
feeble
poor
weak
insipid
bland
flat
puny
vapid
lackluster
US
lacklustre
UK
lame
tame
uninspired
ineffective
ineffectual
spiritless
unimaginative
unimpressive
pathetic
lifeless
anemic
US
anaemic
UK
bloodless
etiolated
wishy-washy
half-hearted
dull
soft
subdued
pallid
vigourless
impotent
powerless
halfhearted
enervated
dim
faint
muted
wan
gloomy
hazy
unsubstantial
insubstantial
badly lit
poorly lit
boring
tedious
dry
banal
prosaic
stale
characterless
trite
wearisome
uninteresting
jejune
unexciting
uninspiring
drab
stupid
pointless
tired
lustreless
monotonous
commonplace
limp
run-of-the-mill
colourless
UK
tiresome
humdrum
pedestrian
sterile
namby-pamby
ho-hum
milk-and-water
hackneyed
watery
barren
prosy
hacky
weariful
driveling
US
arid
mild
nothing
drivelling
UK
nebbish
mundane
common or garden
colorless
US
innocuous
inane
beige
corny
fatuous
plain
dry as dust
vacuous
tenuous
blah
slight
dreary
stodgy
slow
tiring
heavy
leaden
stuffy
mind-numbing
drudging
old
ponderous
weary
routine
jading
dead
monochromatic
ordinary
wearying
numbing
dusty
unremarkable
uneventful
flavourless
UK
flavorless
US
tasteless
unvaried
nondescript
common
bromidic
ho hum
torpid
mediocre
unstimulating
listless
vanilla
featureless
indifferent
wooden
draggy
soulless
repetitious
passionless
zestless
apathetic
undistinguished
languid
workaday
inoffensive
thin
samey
unoriginal
unanimated
unexceptional
unappetizing
antiseptic
savourless
zero
derivative
as dry as dust
watered-down
everyday
nowhere
stiff
gray
US
grey
UK
dull as dishwater
quotidian
unpalatable
plodding
neutral
spineless
effete
platitudinous
frail
unchanging
wimpy
vacant
unmemorable
soporific
conventional
unvarying
unsavory
US
big yawn
deadly
pabulum
dullsville
dreich
matter-of-fact
unobjectionable
stereotyped
expressionless
unsavoury
UK
run of the mill
spiceless
empty
anodyne
usual
wimpish
threadbare
unadventurous
sickly
wet
uniform
undistinctive
weakling
limp-wristed
invertebrate
weakened
weak-kneed
sluggish
nerveless
lusterless
irksome
middle-of-the-road
stock
well-worn
mechanical
monochrome
fatiguing
depressing
indecisive
sapless
savorless
washed out
unentertaining
unenjoyable
unenthusiastic
toneless
distasteful
average
flat tire
plain vanilla
yawnsome
downcast
lacking variety
unflavoured
worn-out
unexceptionable
lacking excitement
lacking interest
old hat
lethargic
harmless
nothing to write home about
unimpassioned
desiccated
unappealing
unfeeling
blank
non-stimulating
cold
weedy
waterish
interminable
overworked
moth-eaten
hack
pasty
passive
plebeian
emotionless
hollow
uncreative
overused
damp
derived
uninventive
sallow
safe
unromantic
unemotional
inexpressive
predictable
wussy
nerdy
clichéd
languorous
lackadaisical
quiet
irresolute
peaky
white
waxen
ashen-faced
watered down
antiquated
deadpan
dull as ditchwater
unmoved
outdated
desolate
outmoded
uninterested
ashen
peakish
archaic
slothful
obsolete
defunct
out of date
tepid
lacking vitality
prolix
elementary
lacking in vitality
dismal
unspirited
lacking variation
unrelieved
ornery
depressed
unembellished
unadorned
light-coloured
UK
whitish
milky
lymphatic
peely-wally
soul-destroying
cliché-ridden
timeworn
repetitive
deadening
passé
cowardly
worn out
white-bread
light-colored
US
no great shakes
played out
out of the ark
a dime a dozen
like death warmed up
washy
usual thing
familiar
long-winded
second-rate
bummer
drag
cloying
drear
bomb
washed-out
smooth
static
unimposing
nothing special
insignificant
sombre
UK
somber
US
laboured
UK
disinterested
peaceful
gentle
unoffending
stilted
unimpressed
heavy-handed
yawn
bog-standard
mindless
mainstream
unartistic
vigorless
bleak
dowdy
energyless
laborious
diluted
two-dimensional
unfateful
noneventful
unnoteworthy
inconclusive
least
Milquetoast
crude
meagre
UK
simplistic
meager
US
wavering
vacillating
overlong
sleepy
not up to much
labored
US
forced
unenergetic
spent
phoned in
indistinct
unsentimental
unvarnished
unpoetic
nitty-gritty
literal
terrestrial
factual
clear
null
unlively
unpassioned
day-to-day
raw
dispiriting
wintry
US
wintery
UK
sorrowful
oppressive
windy
boiled down
without punch
dragging
enervating
mortal
exhausting
poky
snooze
customary
banausic
normal
typical
regular
cautious
square
endless
circumspect
inedible
backward
treadmill
garden-variety
monotone
garden variety
prudent
stagnant
backwoods
comatose
warmed-up
uneatable
uninviting
chary
lacking in character
deadly dull
droning
lacking energy
one-horse
attentive
long-drawn-out
shopworn
cliche
obligatory
warmed-over
musty
hackney
cobwebby
formulaic
passable
low-grade
so-so
stereotypical
off-putting
unpleasant
unattractive
disagreeable
timid
behind the times
dead-and-alive
cliché
old-fashioned
gingerly
considerate
careful
heedful
wary
calculating
past
out-of-date
bent
foetid
UK
mawkish
fetid
US
yesterday's
out
regimented
extinct
mat
unexpressive
matte
unexcited
dulled
conservative
antediluvian
superannuated
hoary
uninflected
gone off
past their sell-by date
like a dinosaur
unenterprising
insensitive
governmental
utilitarian
corporate
functional
institutional
rudimentary
ugly
unseasoned
whitebread
blind
leery
antwacky
frigid
glazed
unresponsive
time-worn
fuddy-duddy
cut and dried
numb
lead balloon
simpering
dispassionate
impassive
unsympathetic
inert
standard issue
benumbed
callous
numbed
stony
asleep
inhuman
boneless
lukewarm
glassy
senseless
anesthetized
US
droopy
indistinctive
faceless
noncommittal
meek
paralyzed
US
still
anaesthetized
UK
paralysed
UK
submissive
melancholic
dejected
languishing
melancholy
dispirited
despondent
mopy
low
blue
down
disconsolate
gutless
dopey
inanimate
unconcerned
broken
downhearted
sad
drippy
candy-assed
folksy
humble
inelaborate
pure and simple
unpretentious
normophilic
homely
uncluttered
unornamented
austere
rustic
your basic
modest
unostentatious
uncomplicated
simple
unelaborate
clean
undecorated
down in the mouth
down in the dumps
cast down
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else
incommensurate
insufficient
disproportionate
excessive
inordinate
unequal
unfair
incommensurable
inequitable
undue
unreasonable
disproportionate to
at odds with
lacking parity
not appropriate for
not in proportion to
not proportional
out of proportion to
uncalled for
out of keeping with
out of line
relatively too large for
relatively too small for
uneven
unbalanced
irregular
unsymmetrical
nonsymmetrical
top-heavy
too much
superfluous
inconsistent
disparate
overbalanced
lopsided
asymmetric
not appropriate to
not commensurate with
out of proportion
asymmetrical
off-balance
crooked
askew
awry
unstable
distorted
out of true
unjust
squint
one-sided
tilting
skewed
off-centre
skew
tilted
aslant
slanted
sloping
unsteady
odd
skew-whiff
disproportional
wonky
cock-eyed
broken
rough
jagged
misshapen
ragged
bumpy
cockeyed
to one side
lumpy
roughened
scraggy
rugged
coarse
pebbly
out of shape
wobbly
notched
serrate
not uniform
not parallel
ill-matched
nonsymmetric
dissymetrical
unsymmetric
dissymetric
random
misproportioned
misaligned
formless
ill-shaped
ill-proportioned
malformed
thrawn
agley
biased
prejudiced
unproportionate
inequal
gibbous
squiffy
overloaded
imbalanced
cumbersome
shaky
lacking correspondence
not proportionate
lacking
treacherous
twisted
twisting
tottering
bulky
overweight
contorted
curving
craggy
serpentine
serrated
not balanced
out of whack
not even
non-uniform
pitted
indented
sawtooth
saw-edged
holey
nicked
amorphous
unaligned
bent
zigzagged
off-center
scarred
hilly
eccentric
elliptic
protuberant
elliptical
meandering
differing
unidentical
unalike
dissimilar
unlike
remaining
jerky
spasmodic
harsh
asperous
mismatched
unlevel
spotty
fitful
discrepant
unsmooth
scabrous
not matching
not smooth
not flat
not level
warped
oblique
atilt
slanting
crazy
tipping
listing
off-kilter
pitched
cock-a-hoop
skewwhiff
slantwise
unevenly balanced
inclinatory
leaning
off balance
out of plumb
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking in accuracy or truth
invalid
unsound
false
untrue
fallacious
inaccurate
wrong
baseless
unconvincing
weak
faulty
ill-founded
illogical
irrational
spurious
unfounded
unsubstantiated
untenable
unwarranted
groundless
unjustified
unreasonable
unscientific
absurd
erroneous
foundationless
illegitimate
inconsequent
inconsequential
inconsistent
incorrect
inexact
nonrational
nonvalid
off
out
preposterous
unreasoning
unsupported
untruthful
bogus
off target
wrongly inferred
illegal
mad
off beam
reasonless
sophistic
unreasoned
unsustainable
way out
wide of the mark
full of holes
not working
implausible
questionable
improbable
dubious
unbelievable
unpersuasive
incredible
doubtful
unlikely
flimsy
suspect
feeble
lame
unsatisfactory
inconceivable
specious
fantastic
poor
far-fetched
fishy
thin
pathetic
unimpressive
unrealistic
fanciful
fantastical
incredulous
uncompelling
tenuous
unthinkable
trifling
unimaginable
strained
unconceivable
remote
ponderous
transparent
ineffectual
shallow
forced
laboured
UK
vague
flawed
difficult to believe
half-baked
cock-and-bull
not convincing
beyond belief
labored
US
scarcely credible
strange
hard to swallow
hard to believe
hard to take
full of it
nonsensical
inconclusive
contradictory
nebulous
ludicrous
farfetched
incongruous
hollow
sketchy
unsupportable
shaky
irreconcilable
puzzling
obscure
senseless
impossible
indefensible
reachy
vain
airy
fatuous
nutty
wacky
slight
problematic
off the wall
won't hold water
won't wash
self-contradictory
unjustifiable
uncorroborated
unconfirmed
unproven
without foundation
without basis
unverified
defective
unreliable
insupportable
silly
foolish
untested
unattested
conjectural
speculative
stupid
idle
arbitrary
misguided
uncalled-for
gratuitous
bottomless
unwarrantable
not backed up by evidence
inexcusable
unforgivable
crazy
unpardonable
idiotic
fabricated
ridiculous
insane
perverse
inexpiable
daft
barmy
misinformed
unacceptable
ungrounded
incoherent
without justification
trumped-up
trumped up
nonsupported
unsupervised
hearsay
unendorsed
unofficial
unarguable
undefendable
refutable
wrongly deduced
inadmissible
without substantiation
without merit
empty
unprovoked
unauthorized
US
unthinking
unwise
chimerical
illusory
imaginary
injudicious
mendacious
unreal
misleading
off-base
deceptive
uncalled for
not backed up
causeless
laughable
wild
bad-tempered
stroppy
thoughtless
erratic
loose
capricious
quirky
vacant
without cause
unauthorised
UK
without reason
flakey
US
kooky
loony
raving
mindless
aberrant
brainless
demented
unstable
off-the-wall
freaky
cockamamie
disconnected
distraught
delirious
disjointed
bad
without explanation
ill-tempered
meaningless
flaky
UK
all wet
sophistical
full of hot air
casuistic
imbecilic
inane
unproved
unsubstantial
cockeyed
irrelevant
unconnected
screwy
unimportant
negligible
trivial
casual
light
insignificant
small
minor
shoestring
inconsiderable
petty
paltry
minute
not following
not making sense
beyond the bounds of possibility
unestablished
untrustworthy
presumed
assumed
not validated
dodgy
iffy
disputable
debatable
undependable
uncertain
suppositive
suspicious
dubitable
indefinite
open to question
controversial
arguable
suppositious
open to doubt
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking sufficient power or strength
powerless
helpless
impotent
ineffective
vulnerable
weak
defenceless
UK
ineffectual
dependent
feeble
impuissant
subject
tied
unable
disenfranchised
hamstrung
handcuffed
hog-tied
incapable
paralysed
UK
paralyzed
US
unarmed
useless
blank
chicken
debilitated
defenseless
US
disabled
disfranchised
etiolated
frail
gutless
incapacitated
inert
infirm
passive
prostrate
resistless
strengthless
supine
unfit
wimp
wishy-washy
without power
not able
high and dry
with no say
out of gas
over a barrel
incompetent
pathetic
inept
lame
worthless
hopeless
inefficient
poor
inefficacious
unsuccessful
puny
toothless
enervated
no good
feckless
nerveless
lousy
lacking
forceless
inapt
lifeless
futile
inexpedient
counterproductive
crippled
enfeebled
effete
tame
unfitted
spiritless
bad
unproductive
inexpert
unskilful
unproficient
inferior
deficient
defective
not good enough
edentulous
unavailing
vain
unpowerful
fruitless
profitless
compromised
disadvantaged
needy
disadvantageous
needful
reliant
lacking feeling
weakened
impoverished
handicapped
diminished
unskillful
unskilled
restrained
hindered
restricted
impaired
infecund
dud
a dead loss
bum
inproficient
lacking ability
noneffective
past it
clingy
paper tiger
rotten
unsuitable
pallid
bland
pale
insipid
desperate
clinging
lacklustre
UK
lackluster
US
flat
vapid
uninspired
ill-suited
incompatible
broken
flimsy
junk
not proper
insufficient
unadvantageous
inconsistent
improper
inappropriate
limited
unsuited
half-hearted
vigourless
unimaginative
bloodless
halfhearted
anemic
US
anaemic
UK
unsatisfactory
unequal
amateurish
substandard
wanting
unqualified
imperfect
irresolute
faulty
duff
not up to scratch
not much chop
not up to snuff
no great shakes
leaving much to be desired
not much cop
unassertive
spineless
indecisive
meek
weak-willed
cowardly
fickle
timid
faltering
soft
dithering
craven
timorous
pusillanimous
undetermined
wavering
indeterminate
fallible
weakling
vacillating
invertebrate
chicken-hearted
corruptible
yellow
weak-kneed
lily-livered
hemming and hawing
milk-and-water
waffling
faint-hearted
characterless
yellow-bellied
yielding
wet
namby-pamby
unreliable
unsure
limp-wristed
undependable
easily led
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(
of a thing
)
Not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose
unfit
unsuitable
improper
inappropriate
ineligible
unsuited
amiss
inapposite
inapt
incongruous
incorrect
indecorous
inept
infelicitous
malapropos
perverse
unapt
unbecoming
unhappy
unseemly
untoward
wrong
incompatible
unacceptable
unbefitting
discordant
graceless
inapplicable
ineffective
inefficient
inexpedient
inharmonious
uncool
unfitted
useless
not designed
ill-adapted
ill-suited
unsuitable for
unsuited to
inadequate for
inappropriate to
unfitted for
ill-adapted to
ill-suited to
ineligible for
unequipped for
unprepared for
no good
not good enough for
unworthy of
not up to scratch
not designed for
not equal to
out of place
unseasonable
undue
uncalled-for
inadmissible
discrepant
unfitting
irrelevant
clashing
jarring
dissonant
interfering
senseless
unmatched
dissident
disagreeable
inconsistent
disparate
disproportionate
out of keeping
out of character
not good enough
not proper
irregular
unwarranted
unprofessional
ill-timed
unethical
dishonest
immoral
corrupt
inopportune
dishonourable
UK
illegitimate
unscrupulous
crooked
erroneous
false
inaccurate
ill-advised
awkward
dishonorable
US
odd
untimely
abnormal
out-of-season
imprudent
out-of-place
preposterous
off-base
ludicrous
uncomely
inadvisable
against the rules
not cricket
at odds
not suitable
bad form
unfortunate
indelicate
undesirable
regrettable
misplaced
tasteless
tactless
injudicious
inauspicious
unpropitious
troublesome
objectionable
adverse
indecent
ill-considered
inconvenient
disadvantageous
ill-judged
unfavorable
US
lacking in propriety
unladylike
ungentlemanly
unfavourable
UK
out of order
unlucky
bad
unworthy
detrimental
ill-fitted
in bad taste
discommodious
misguided
ill-chosen
undignified
calamitous
clumsy
ominous
indiscreet
destructive
immodest
negative
unpromising
gauche
discreditable
uncouth
threatening
rough
ungodly
unqualified
damaging
in poor taste
unsatisfactory
opposed
ill
beyond the pale
out of the way
unreasonable
contradictory
prejudicial
immaterial
inconducive
absurd
impolite
illogical
counter
harmful
incompetent
maladroit
coarse
extraneous
impertinent
rude
rotten
unmannerly
harsh
disreputable
impolitic
barred
banned
shameful
malodorous
insensitive
vulgar
erring
prohibited
precluded
inapropos
offensive
unfair
out of line
disparaging
unhelpful
contrary
excluded
gloomy
poor
not germane
bothersome
very bad
difficult
uncomplimentary
improprietous
uncalled for
incautious
untactful
unconventional
irrelative
stupid
dull
slow
ridiculous
meaningless
pointless
out-of-the-way
hostile
inexpert
funny
off-balance
loose
unvirtuous
wanton
ill-bred
shameless
unhandy
jejune
undexterous
insipid
banal
inexperienced
unfacile
flat
inadept
unmeet
unproficient
inimical
not done
boorish
churlish
ill-mannered
discourteous
unhandsome
tacky
salacious
unlovely
mismatched
not pertinent
unrefined
uncivil
shocking
irrational
wrong-headed
not up to snuff
not qualified
incommodious
faulty
defective
ill-matched
unprofitable
discommoding
mistimed
trying
unfriendly
tardy
unadvantageous
testing
tough
disastrous
challenging
late
prohibitive
antagonistic
low
unorthodox
crude
cheap
rowdy
crass
tawdry
ruffian
raffish
inelegant
awry
out of its element
mistaken
confused
imperfect
adrift
flawed
astray
disobliging
disobedient
delinquent
ornery
unhealthy
rebellious
miscreant
thrawn
wayward
aberrant
uncontrollable
obstructive
fractious
mean
unallowable
inconsonant
off
fallacious
invalid
sick
foul
unlawful
haywire
disallowed
impermissible
forbidden
debarred
conflicting
left-field
glitched up
foot-in-mouth
way off
disbarred
ill-favored
US
unwelcome
not acceptable
unadmittable
not allowable
exceptionable
censored
unadmissible
unwanted
early
premature
disentitled
degrading
contemptible
disconsonant
strange
irreconcilable
bizarre
ill-favoured
UK
off-key
incoherent
ignoble
eliminated
paradoxical
ironic
naughty
beside the point
not appropriate
unrelated
shifting
unpredictable
distorted
jumbled
rambling
unconnected
fantastic
not in harmony
divergent
uncoordinated
unbalanced
lopsided
unavailing
uneven
in opposition
alien
foreign
incongruitous
unintelligible
twisted
incongruent
fitful
disqualified
out of the running
ruled out
undeserving
beneath
reprehensible
disgraceful
inexcusable
despicable
base
sticking out a mile
standing out a mile
like a fish out of water
precocious
unforgivable
wretched
unfitting to
not deserving
not worth
recreant
valueless
nothing
blamable
improper to
out of place with
unmerited
out of character with
no-good
unbecoming to
good-for-nothing
pitiful
vile
no-account
not fit
worthless
advance
too early
early on
anachronistic
intrusive
out-of-date
too late
soon
a bit previous
before time
overearly
too soon
early bird
bright and early
previous
oversoon
abortive
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cramped and allowing very little room for movement
tight
small
tiny
limited
narrow
compact
confined
restricted
uncomfortable
constricted
cramped
minimal
poky
sparse
crowded
incommodious
jammed
strait
choked
packed
shrunken
wedged
jam-packed
squeezed
circumscribed
pent
overcrowded
congested
awkward
overfull
two-by-four
little
irregular
hemmed in
minute
closed in
tucked up
jammed in
confining
meagre
UK
pinched
enclosed
exiguous
incapacious
hog-tied
held
iced
sick
chilled
restrained
narrowed
grounded
indisposed
invalided
curbed
meager
US
bedridden
cramp
immured
bound
kept
bedfast
detained
hampered
compassed
sealed up
flattened out
shut in
in jail
locked up
bottled up
on ice
cooped up
in chains
laid up
close
slender
hairline
thin
slim
skinny
needlelike
fine
bounded
ultrathin
paper-thin
slim-jim
polished
boxy
cell-like
bijou
shabby
scanty
compressed
with no room to swing a cat
measured
scant
tapered
defined
spare
tapering
definite
finite
determinate
contracted
near
straitened
narrowing
taper
fixed
threadlike
paltry
crabbed
narrow-gauged
shaky
laboured
UK
scribbled
indecipherable
marginal
illegible
unreadable
hairbreadth
down-to-the-wire
neck and neck
nip and tuck
photo finish
labored
US
tightly packed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion
inconclusive
ambiguous
indecisive
unsettled
vague
indeterminate
indefinite
open
uncertain
undetermined
debatable
moot
unconfirmed
unconvincing
undecided
unproved
unresolved
deficient
groundless
incomplete
lacking
proving nothing
questionable
resolving nothing
uneventful
unfateful
unfinished
unfounded
unsatisfactory
unsatisfying
unsound
leaving matters open
left hanging
not yet established
up in the air
still open to doubt
still open to question
unclear
borderline
equivocal
unsure
in doubt
dubious
unknown
chancy
dubitable
iffy
clouded
open to debate
disputable
doubtful
arguable
pending
doubtable
open to question
in limbo
unfixed
controversial
problematical
contentious
inexact
suspect
unpredictable
problematic
unsolved
dodgy
unanswered
ongoing
confused
open to doubt
to be decided
in a state of uncertainty
up for grabs
in a state of limbo
betwixt and between
in question
anxious
worried
apprehensive
concerned
disquieted
troubled
queer
shaky
suspicious
shady
fishy
disputed
vexed
pendent
waffling
open-ended
not decided
unspecified
undefined
ambivalent
confusing
conflicting
contradictory
speculative
undependable
settling nothing
paradoxical
double-edged
hazy
contingent
in the balance
in no man's land
not definite
touch-and-go
irresolute
unconcluded
imprecise
uncounted
unstipulated
two-edged
yet to be decided
borderless
unstated
uncategorized
indeterminant
unclassified
general
controvertible
negotiable
perplexing
riddling
subject to debate
puzzling
issuable
unestablished
contestable
mootable
on ice
a moot point
a controversial subject
a live issue
a matter of opinion
in dispute
bone of contention
on the back burner
between rock and hard place
touch and go
the jury's out
up for discussion
between sixes and sevens
tentative
enigmatic
obscure
hypothetical
conjectural
unascertained
indistinct
hesitant
suppositional
wavering
unproven
theoretical
flimsy
cryptic
academic
notional
apocryphal
vacillating
unreliable
open to discussion
opaque
ill-defined
presumptive
on thin ice
contended
abstruse
inexplicit
enigmatical
arcane
uncommitted
uncompleted
hanging
of two minds
insecure
open to argument
at risk
unverified
unprovable
marginal
spurious
occult
dicey
untrustworthy
unforeseeable
hairy
incalculable
risky
mysterious
not obvious
unfinalized
under examination
hanging by a thread
precarious
sketchy
murky
hidden
nebulous
under advisement
shadowy
undisclosed
supposed
assumed
improbable
unlikely
indistinguishable
concealed
putative
implausible
unrealistic
fanciful
blear
unthinkable
incredible
preposterous
fantastic
imagined
ridiculous
absurd
unbelievable
academical
presumed
conjectured
theoretic
unapt
hesitating
cagey
unreal
imaginary
loath
sceptical
UK
reticent
indisposed
far-fetched
unconvinced
disinclined
concocted
conditional
conjecturable
refutable
presupposed
provisory
guessed
made up
casual
assumptive
stochastic
suppositious
proposed
pretending
postulated
long shot
fat chance
distrustful
reluctant
loth
leery
cagy
difficult to believe
hard to swallow
beyond the bounds of possibility
scarcely credible
unsavoury
UK
skeptical
US
trustless
diffident
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
mistrustful
untrusty
in a quandary
in a dilemma
in two minds
on the horns of a dilemma
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pale
waterish
pale
anaemic
UK
anemic
US
ashen
ashy
blanched
bleached
bloodless
cadaverous
colourless
UK
colorless
US
deathlike
dim
doughy
dull
faded
faint
feeble
ghastly
gray
US
grey
UK
haggard
ineffective
ineffectual
insubstantial
livid
lurid
pallid
pasty
poor
sallow
sick
sickly
spectral
unsubstantial
wan
washed-out
waxen
waxlike
white
whitish
Adjective
▲
Having a meaning that is open to several interpretations
vague
imprecise
loose
generalised
UK
generalized
US
hazy
rough
uncertain
equivocal
incomplete
indefinite
inexact
unclear
approximate
confused
dubious
indeterminate
sketchy
superficial
wooly
US
woolly
UK
ambiguous
ambivalent
cursory
doubtful
fuzzy
imperfect
inexplicit
unknown
iffy
obfuscatory
perfunctory
muddy
muzzy
unspecified
amphibological
bewildering
puzzling
questionable
unintelligible
ill-defined
non-specific
obscure
indistinct
enigmatic
nebulous
cryptic
mysterious
general
occult
confusing
arcane
perplexing
blurred
enigmatical
opaque
abstruse
inscrutable
unfocused
mystic
Delphic
broad
incomprehensible
ballpark
deep
muddled
oblique
recondite
unfathomable
foggy
tenebrous
oracular
esoteric
elliptical
double-edged
mystifying
inexplicable
approximative
murky
secret
impenetrable
inconclusive
clear as dishwater
misleading
debatable
dark
elliptic
faint
fuliginous
baffling
estimated
sweeping
incoherent
evasive
blurry
clear as mud
clouded
hidden
inaccurate
unspecific
paradoxical
squishy
roundabout
abstract
shadowy
jumbled
undetailed
slight
open to debate
open to argument
indiscriminate
mystical
veiled
coded
indirect
equivocating
gnomic
covert
circumlocutory
circuitous
as clear as mud
riddling
elusive
open
concealed
unexplained
periphrastic
unexplicit
coarse-grained
clandestine
gray
US
grey
UK
feeble
dim
hermetic
hermetical
disorganized
US
open to question
strange
secretive
arguable
cloudy
meagre
UK
implied
impressionistic
disorganised
UK
hard to understand
flexible
crude
token
prevaricating
borderline
illogical
shallow
overall
half-hearted
unrigorous
unmeticulous
difficult
basic
generic
deceptive
obfuscated
bleary
liberal
casual
noncommittal
complex
shifty
unprecise
meager
US
hard
involved
rambling
subtle
mumbled
complicated
indecisive
elusory
intricate
shrouded
cloaked
garbled
devious
tricky
disjointed
profound
mixed
sibylline
deceitful
inarticulate
non-committal
indecipherable
stonewalling
uncanny
Greek to me
insoluble
illegible
little known
apocryphal
Delphian
inaudible
cabalistic
neither one thing nor the other
unknowable
neither fish nor fowl
woolly-minded
woolly-headed
unsound
polysemous
polysemic
polysemantic
hinky
multivocal
addled
comprehensive
widespread
universal
global
faded
proximate
remote
weak
near
close
unsettled
confounding
distant
peculiar
odd
muddle-headed
dense
amorphous
dubitable
in question
chancy
problematic
in doubt
at issue
unsure
free
cryptical
ulterior
blanket
muddleheaded
out of focus
random
changeable
nonspecific
common
unexplainable
surmised
unscientific
guessed
subliminal
non-restrictive
nubilous
purblind
imperceptive
fluid
unaccountable
backhanded
slippery
convoluted
uninterpretable
problematical
black
almost exact
almost accurate
beyond comprehension
sphinxlike
undefined
cagey
lenient
non-literal
inconceivable
technical
incredible
secreted
teasing
stumping
stickling
cabbalistic
implicit
far-out
cunning
shuffling
all-round
all-around
minimal
meaningless
not easily understood
dissembling
broad-spectrum
bird's-eye
broad-based
careless
sloppy
sophistical
open-ended
nominal
paltry
intangible
casuistic
false
casuistical
indiscernible
lukewarm
passing
disguised
not particular
not partial
not specific
circumlocutionary
ambagious
not literal
not strict
not close
slurred
ungraspable
blurred round the edges
imperceptible
indifferent
senseless
scrambled
masked
circular
collateral
obliquitous
incognizable
Greek
all Greek to me
fathomless
rarefied
fraudulent
illusory
suppressed
muffled
desultory
mild
fallacious
suspicious
muttered
halting
faltering
hesitant
contradictory
duplicitous
surreptitious
unrevealed
camouflaged
involute
involuted
fugacious
transient
indescribable
phantom
shy
fleeting
greasy
imponderable
transitory
insubstantial
tenuous
volatile
evanescent
hesitating
stuttering
stammering
stumbling
disreputable
hinted at
underlying
recherché
heavy
speechless
mute
voiceless
scrappy
bitty
skimpy
tongue-tied
two-edged
unfinished
outline
unexposed
unrecognizable
US
invisible
shielded
unrecognisable
UK
hooded
screened
undercover
covered
patchy
insufficient
rudimentary
limited
fragmentary
reticent
unvocal
mumbling
maundering
clumsy
awkward
poorly spoken
over one's head
above one's head
scanty
hurried
hasty
provisional
cobbled together
introductory
faulty
defective
depthless
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Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny
laughable
funny
humorous
hilarious
amusing
comical
droll
comic
farcical
diverting
uproarious
entertaining
killing
antic
chucklesome
comedic
humoristic
hysteric
hysterical
jocose
jokey
ludicrous
rib-tickling
ridiculous
riotous
risible
screaming
sidesplitting
side-splitting
mirthful
priceless
bizarre
camp
campy
eccentric
embarrassing
facetious
fantastic
gelastic
har-har
inane
jocular
joshing
mocking
pitiful
rich
riot
scream
unimpressive
unsatisfactory
unusual
witty
absurd
wacky
light-hearted
zany
slapstick
waggish
silly
merry
jolly
hysterically funny
whimsical
good-humored
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good-humoured
UK
a scream
joking
preposterous
killingly funny
a hoot
tongue-in-cheek
playful
gay
sportive
rollicking
too funny for words
jovial
gleeful
goofy
very funny
screamingly funny
pleasant
a laugh
lighthearted
foolish
frolicsome
odd
derisory
cheerful
crazy
ironic
happy
blithe
jocund
wry
blithesome
jesting
boffo
fun
slaphappy
frivolous
flippant
for grins
smart
extremely amusing
clever
sparkling
stupid
tongue in cheek
outrageous
clownish
derisible
engaging
derisive
cheery
sunny
festive
nutty
daffy
gut-busting
beguiling
lively
teasing
light
roguish
satirical
gagged up
joyous
flakey
US
flaky
UK
flip
wisecracking
mischievous
laughing
unserious
a barrel of laughs
putting one on
in jest
high-spirited
pulling one's leg
not serious
comedical
outrageously funny
madcap
childish
grotesque
pathetic
cockamamy
cockamamie
custard-pie
knee-slapper
scintillating
ludicrous. laughable
convulsive
rip-roaring
hearty
quirky
quaint
very amusing
raucous
ribald
off-the-wall
oddball
too much
daft
fun-loving
nonsensical
asinine
ludic
crack-up
quizzical
laffer
laugh-a-minute
off the wall
quick-witted
delightful
enjoyable
interesting
joyful
noisy
strange
unreasonable
for a laugh
glib
stimulating
a laugh a minute
highly amusing
convivial
exhilarating
puckish
impish
arch
unlikely
incongruous
irritating
queer
joculous
exhilarated
novel
cheering
gratifying
pleasurable
charming
gladdening
pleasing
bantering
annoying
agreeable
enchanting
in fun
sprightly
capering
loony
jerky
fool
dippy
fool-headed
batty
gump
dizzy
screwy
goofus
a joke
a bit much
a card
a caution
irreverent
fool around
crazy shtick
Mickey Mouse
a bit thick
over the top
cut up
OTT
dry
fanciful
piquant
original
prankish
recreative
captivating
appealing
sharp-witted
compelling
absorbing
fascinating
intriguing
riveting
peculiar
sharp
quick
fun-filled
weird
relaxing
unconventional
snappy
outlandish
flighty
spirited
dotty
kinky
nonserious
lightweight
ingenious
epigrammatic
escapist
fantasy
distracting
trivial
trifling
brilliant
recreational
animated
chipper
pixieish
tricksy
scampish
pixie
sly
leprechaunish
knavish
wicked
pixy
rascally
devilish
elvish
ribbing
chaffing
razzing
kidding
rallying
fooling
funning
penetrating
piercing
intelligent
bright
keen
clowning
bubbly
gamesome
kittenish
jaunty
curious
nimble-witted
flirtatious
freakish
singular
highbrowed
snazzy
profound
quick on the draw
tactful
smart-aleck
racy
smart-alecky
cutting
quick on the uptake
capricious
offbeat
idiosyncratic
good-natured
fantastical
crotchety
freaky
chimerical
as a joke
to tease
dicey
imaginative
random
chancy
uncertain
old-fashioned
creative
arbitrary
kooky
mad
insane
avant-garde
off-centre
crackpot
cuckoo
nuts
cracked
wacko
inept
cranky
screwball
looney
brainless
weak-minded
witless
harebrained
simpleminded
half-witted
lunatic
senseless
featherheaded
fatuous
cockeyed
half-baked
unwise
tomfool
lunkheaded
whacky
kookie
bubbleheaded
sappy
balmy
dilly
off the air
in left field
dumb
way out
out there
hare-brained
congenial
nice
moving
stirring
enthralling
provocative
exciting
enticing
poignant
striking
impressive
inspiring
engrossing
gas
restorative
rousing
entrancing
thrilling
affecting
be a ball
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Emphasizing insignificance
little
diminished
hardly any
limited
minimal
modest
negligible
restricted
poor
reduced
scant
finite
immaterial
inappreciable
inconsiderable
insignificant
little or no
restrained
constrained
curbed
inhibited
insufficient
lessened
not much
paltry
slight
small
trifling
unsubstantial
barely any
meager
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meagre
UK
scantly any
scarcely any
sparse
no
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