Antonyms 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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

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1. adequate

   Antonyms:
   unequal, insufficient, incompetent, inadequate

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

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"

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

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

2. adequate, decent, enoughadjective

   sufficient for the purpose

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

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

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

3. adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerableadjective

   about average; acceptable

   "more than adequate as a secretary"

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

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

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1. adequateadjective

   Antonyms:
   inadequate, insufficient

   Synonyms:
   sufficient, commensurate, equal, proportionate

How to use adequate in a sentence?

1. Bradley Thach:

   They get their face pressed into the bumper and then they don’t get adequate oxygen.

2. Alexander Lukashenko:

   Riot officers were wounded, there are broken arms and legs. These guys were deliberately hit and they have pushed back. Why sob and cry now ? The response will be adequate.

3. Margaret Fuller:

   Art can only be truly Art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact in the interior life.

4. Samantha Heller:

   Experts believe that when students are given an adequate amount of time for lunch, they will be more likely to try healthy options and make healthy food choices which down the road may lower the risk for obesity and other chronic diseases.

5. Zoe Reiter:

   This is a red flag because it's really part of a pattern that we've seen since the 2008 global financial crisis of a loss of trust ... in our public institutions, people don't see us as having adequate mechanisms in place to fight corruption and ensure the accountability of our elected officials.

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