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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1. Vladimir Putin on Saturday:

   We have seen attempts to create a unipolar world. We see how military-bloc thinking is gaining force. All this undermines the sustainability of global development, our common goal should be the development of a system of equal security for all governments. System adequate [to deal with] modern threats, built on regional and global nonaligned bases. Only then can we ensure peace and tranquility in the world.

2. Fernando Altemeyer:

   Zika has put humanity in crisis and if it worsens it will force the Church to make a decision on saving human life versus saving its own dogma ... There is no easy answer, there really is nothing in canon law to act as a guide, zika is putting at risk the most innocent - unborn children - so it would be entirely adequate that the Church shift its position on contraceptives for this case.

3. Charles Mathias, Jr.:

   The brown bag, of course, had its imperfections. While some kids carried roast beef sandwiches, others had peanut butter. I have no way of knowing if all of those brown bags contained 'nutritionally adequate diets.' But I do know that those brown bags and those lunch pails symbolized parental love and responsibility.

4. Asha Banerjee:

   Medicaid is a lifeline for low-income families and low-income women when jobs might not offer adequate healthcare. Medicaid in the immediate postpartum period is especially important.

5. James Ferstle:

   It does not happen overnight, while funding for WADA and other national anti-doping organizations has increased, it is still not adequate to deal with the problem.