Adequate Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Adequate

Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as,

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Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient

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Reasonably good; adequate

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(Comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

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fair-to-middling

Alternative form of fair to middling.

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Well qualified; capable; fit

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In good health or a good emotional state

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Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

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Worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate

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Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.

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Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale:

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The definition of common is something that belongs to or is shared by two or more people or the community at large.

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The definition of fair is someone or something that is light in color, attractive, honest or clear and sunny.

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(Of hair) Somewhat fair

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Of moderately good quality:

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(Informal) Adequate; satisfactory:

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Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate:

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Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional.

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equal to the need

Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.

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Considerable; goodly.

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Affluence; prosperity:

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Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

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Ample is defined as when you have an abundance of something that is more than you need.

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(Archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).

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The definition of commensurate is equal or proportionate.

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condign

Deserved; adequate:

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The definition of effective is something that is able to achieve a desired outcome or end result.

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Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

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Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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Small, moderate in size.

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(Informal) OK

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1836, The American Gardener's Magazine and Register, volume 2, page 279:

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Capable of happening but of uncertain likelihood:

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The definition of proportionate is having a proper relation between parts, such as size or ratio.

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That suits a given purpose, occasion, condition, propriety, etc.; fitting; appropriate; apt

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(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.

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The definition of competency is your level of skill or knowledge in some subject or field.

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copiosity

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The state of being copious

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(Countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~

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Quality of being modest.

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The state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; adequacy

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The quality of being suitable.

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(Countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.

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Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:

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The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.

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The quality or state of being adequate

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(Electronics) The maximum absolute value reached by a voltage or current waveform.

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Antonyms for Adequate

Not appropriate:

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(Biology) Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.

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The definition of insufficient is that there is not enough of something.

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Not qualified, ineligible, unfit for a position or task.

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Of lower quality

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Not equal, as in size, strength, ability, value, rank, number, amount, etc.

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(Colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

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Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required

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Words Related to Adequate

As much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient

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Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.

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More than is normal, necessary or specified.

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the-necessary

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Appropriate; proper:

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Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.

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