Difference between Insufficient and Inadequate

INSUFFICIENT vs INADEQUATE: ADJECTIVE

Not sufficient.
Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit.
Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose.
Not sufficient; inadequate.
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

Not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required; deficient in amount, force, or fitness; inadequate; incompetent: as, insufficient provision or protection; insufficient motives.

Of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Synonyms Incommensurate, incompetent.
Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient to effect the end desired; incomplete; disproportionate; defective.

Adequate, Sufficient, Shy, Too little, Lean, Light, Short, Low, Depleted, Skimpy, Poor, Scarce, Scant, Deficient, Inadequate

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short handed, Short staffed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Adequate, Sufficient, Too little, Shy, Lean, Light, Short, Low, Depleted, Skimpy, Poor, Scarce, Scant, Deficient, Inadequate

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short staffed, Short handed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Offers with insufficient information are liable to rejection.
Insufficient number of arguments or no entry found.
Insufficient attributes were given to create an object.
Mere knowledge of likelihood is legally insufficient proof.
Bank and the amount of interest was insufficient.
If there are insufficient facts in the affidavit there may be insufficient evidence for the Court to come to the desired finding.
If we return a postdated item because of insufficient funds in your Account, you will be subject to the insufficient funds penalty.
TKis causes insufficient voltage at motor induction and results in excessive output current but insufficient output torque.
Evidence was insufficient if there were no relevant trials or data were insufficient.
An insufficient sacrifice could not justify those who suffer from insufficient righteousness.

Performance is inadequate, indicates lack of skill, unsafe nursing practice, inadequate depth of knowledge, or application of nursing principles.
Safety audits have shown that many of our cities have inadequate vending spaces, lack of public facilities and inadequate transport.
Substandard assets are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization.
Fundamentally, inadequate coverage results in inadequate access and treatment, and Canadians recognize the need to address this.
The audits also showed that inmates had inadequate food, medical care, and in some cases inadequate housing.
We have entered a realm in which conventional wisdom, always inadequate, is dangerously inadequate.
Degradation Analysis is inadequate and results in inadequate consideration of reasonable protection measures.
Inadequate questioning of prospective buyers Inadequate tools and procedures to validate individual?
Inadequate QA staffing can also resultin inadequate quality auditing of the QC.
Poor product delivery, inadequate systems, and inadequate charge.