Adequate synonyms
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Reasonably good; adequate
Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient
enough (related)
As much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient
good (related)
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Alternative form of fair to middling.
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equal to the need
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
fit (related)
Appropriate; proper:
unsuitable (antonym)
Not appropriate:
Well qualified; capable; fit
Affluence; prosperity:
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The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
inadequate (antonym)
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
The state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; adequacy
The quality of being suitable.
(Countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
insufficient (antonym)
The definition of insufficient is that there is not enough of something.
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unqualified (antonym)
Not qualified, ineligible, unfit for a position or task.
unfit (antonym)
(Biology) Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.
unequal (antonym)
Not equal, as in size, strength, ability, value, rank, number, amount, etc.
Worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate
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Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale:
The definition of common is something that belongs to or is shared by two or more people or the community at large.
The definition of fair is someone or something that is light in color, attractive, honest or clear and sunny.
Of moderately good quality:
(Informal) Adequate; satisfactory:
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Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate:
Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional.
the-necessary (related)
appropriate (related)
reasonable (related)
proper (related)
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Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
Ample is defined as when you have an abundance of something that is more than you need.
(Archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
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The definition of commensurate is equal or proportionate.
condign
Deserved; adequate:
The definition of effective is something that is able to achieve a desired outcome or end result.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
1836, The American Gardener's Magazine and Register, volume 2, page 279:
Capable of happening but of uncertain likelihood:
The definition of proportionate is having a proper relation between parts, such as size or ratio.
That suits a given purpose, occasion, condition, propriety, etc.; fitting; appropriate; apt
The quality or state of being adequate
(Electronics) The maximum absolute value reached by a voltage or current waveform.
(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.
copiosity
The state of being copious
(Countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
Quality of being modest.
Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
Find another word for adequate. In this page you can discover 69 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for adequate, like: sufficient, decent, satisfactory, enough, good, equal, fair-to-middling, equal to the need, fit, goodish and unsuitable.