Adequate

Quick meaning: Adequate is an adjective meaning Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

Meaning

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

More Meanings

1. A sufficient amount of; enough.
2. (obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
3. (obsolete) To equal.

Example Sentences

an adequate definition

powers adequate to a great work

We have adequate money for the journey.

John was a perfectly adequate academic. A perfectly adequate academic but not a notable teacher.

Word Forms

• adequates
• adequating
• adequated

Synonyms for adequate

Depending on context, synonyms include satisfactory, acceptable, correspondent, proportionate, sufficient, competent.

Antonyms for adequate

Common opposites include inadequate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sufficient, satisfactory, decent, passable, enough, competent.

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