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

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Henry Aaron:

   I think these measures would sustain competition at an adequate level within the health insurance exchanges, over time, I think competition can and should grow because there are going to be new entrance into the health insurance exchanges by companies that have been standing on the sidelines and waiting to see how things play out.

2. The DOE:

   Dr. Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard Universitys Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was indicted for lying about Charles Lieber involvement with the Chinese governments Thousand Talents Plan and admitting that Harvard Universitys Chemistry lacks adequate institutional controls for effective oversight and tracking of very large donations.

3. Arwa Mhanna:

   Many people are still displaced, many still lack heating and lighting and simply don’t live in adequate conditions, more than six months after the end of the war, the needs are much bigger than what is coming to Gaza in terms of aid and support.

4. The Pentagon:

   We feel confident that our posture right now is adequate to the challenge and the task, but we do think adding THAAD would simply only improve that posture and improve if you will the reassurance level for our allies.

5. Raul Grijalva:

   The unaccompanied minors seeking shelter here risked life and limb to escape violence and poverty in Central America, too often, they find themselves exposed to new threats of discrimination and sexual assault once they’re here. These attacks are completely preventable with adequate protections, and HHS has the moral responsibility to ensure those precautions are in place.