Synonyms for adequate
ˈæd ɪ kwɪtad·e·quate

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1. adequateadjective

   Antonyms:
   inadequate

2. adequateadjective

   Antonyms:
   inadequate

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1. adequate

   Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.

   Synonyms:
   able, adapted, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

   Antonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

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1. adequate

   Synonyms:
   equal, sufficient, fit, satisfactory, full, competent, capable, able

   Antonyms:
   unequal, insufficient, incompetent, inadequate

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1. adequate, equaladjective

   having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

   "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"

   Synonyms:
   fair to middling, decent, passable, enough, tolerable, equal

   Antonyms:
   lacking(p), short-staffed, short-handed, unequal to(p), wanting(p), unsatisfactory, unequal, deficient, insufficient, undermanned, incompetent, understaffed, incapable, inadequate

2. adequate, decent, enoughadjective

   sufficient for the purpose

   "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, fair to middling, comely, tolerable, passable, becoming, equal, decorous, enough, nice, seemly, decent

   Antonyms:
   deficient, undermanned, incompetent, short-handed, insufficient, incapable, understaffed, unequal, unequal to(p), lacking(p), inadequate, short-staffed, wanting(p), unsatisfactory

3. adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerableadjective

   about average; acceptable

   "more than adequate as a secretary"

   Synonyms:
   fair to middling, decent, passable, enough, tolerable, equal

   Antonyms:
   understaffed, lacking(p), short-staffed, unequal to(p), incapable, undermanned, short-handed, deficient, incompetent, insufficient, inadequate, wanting(p), unequal, unsatisfactory

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1. good enough

   that will be adequate.

   Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

2. nuff

   Submitted by mukhtar1110omar on August 26, 2019  

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1. adequateadjective

   Synonyms:
   sufficient, commensurate, proportionate, correspondent, equal, suitable, fit, competent, adapted

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1. adequateadjective

   Synonyms:
   sufficient, commensurate, equal, proportionate

   Antonyms:
   inadequate, insufficient

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1. List of paraphrases for "adequate":

   sufficient, appropriate, proper, suitable, enough, satisfactory, insufficient, ample, full, fully, right, inadequate, decent, due, necessary, adequacy, correct, sufficiently, adapted, relevant, good, fit, reasonable

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How to use adequate in a sentence?

1. Heather Nauert:

   Beyond the budget gap itself and failure to mobilize adequate and appropriate burden sharing, the fundamental business model and fiscal practices that have marked UNRWA for years – tied to UNRWA’s endlessly and exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries – is simply unsustainable and has been in crisis mode for many years.

2. Brittany Raffa:

   Families were left without adequate child supervision with most childcare centers and schools closed or virtual (during the early part of the pandemic), as overall stress and parental substance use increased, substance use treatment centers and mental health care were disrupted.

3. Danielle Nouy:

   We are working very hard with our Italian colleagues to make sure that we put the adequate requirements, no more than is needed but no less, either.

4. Jason Boyd:

   These out-of-the-blue type orders leave vulnerable children and their attorneys without adequate time to take the steps necessary to prepare and submit, to optimally prepare and submit applications for relief, in that respect, these orders fly in the face of fundamental fairness.

5. Jennifer Morgan:

   We're in the end game now... it's time for countries to start making choices in a way that builds on the momentum that came into the conference, the text doesn't reflect the real world where countries are putting more details on their plans. Countries need to jump over their shadows and put forward adequate information about their plans, and that's not too much to ask.