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View synonyms for adequate

adequate

[ ad-i-kwit ]

adjective

  1. as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to or for ):

    This car is adequate to our needs.

    They’ll provide adequate food for fifty people.

    Synonyms: capable, enough, sufficient, competent, satisfactory

  2. barely sufficient or suitable:

    Being adequate is not good enough.

  3. Law. reasonably sufficient for starting legal action:

    adequate grounds.



adequate

/ ˈædɪkwəsɪ; ˈædɪkwɪt /

adjective

  1. able to fulfil a need or requirement without being abundant, outstanding, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈadequately, adverb
  • adequacy, noun
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Other Words From

  • ad·e·quate·ly adverb
  • ad·e·quate·ness noun
  • pre·ad·e·quate adjective
  • pre·ad·e·quate·ness noun
  • qua·si-ad·e·quate adjective
  • su·per·ad·e·quate adjective
  • su·per·ad·e·quate·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adequate1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin adaequātus “matched” (past participle of adaequāre ); ad-, equal, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adequate1

C17: from Latin adaequāre to equalize, from ad- to + aequus equal
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Example Sentences

Less than 30% of buildings in New York City, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Denver, central Sydney and central Melbourne were in neighbourhoods with adequate canopy cover.

The work hour reports had to be made online, even though the reporting website was out of order for long stretches and many enrollees didn’t have adequate internet access.

Concacaf, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, opened an investigation and have taken action against Honduras for "failing to implement adequate stadium security measures".

From BBC

Dr Ray Lowry of the British Fluoridation Society notes that the ruling “was not an outright condemnation of fluoride; rather, it suggested that the EPA could investigate further to ensure an adequate safety margin.”

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The researchers found that zinc-deficient mice had increased A. baumannii bacterial burden in the lungs, spread of bacteria to the spleen, and higher mortality compared to mice with adequate dietary zinc consumption.

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