adequate
When you want to say that something is enough or good enough for a particular need, use the adjective adequate. You might have an adequate amount of flour for a batch of pancakes, but not a lot extra.
Adequate can also describe something that is acceptable or satisfactory, but not any better than that. You might say that a student's grades are adequate but need improvement. This word is from Latin adaequāre"to make equal," from the prefix ad- plus aequare "to equal."
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having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task“she had adequate training”“her training was adequate”“she was adequate to the job”
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synonyms:
equal
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adequate to, capable, equal to, up to
having the requisite qualities for
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competent
adequate for the purpose
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satisfactory
giving satisfaction
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Antonyms:
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inadequate, unequal
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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deficient, lacking, wanting
inadequate in amount or degree
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incapable, incompetent, unequal to
not meeting requirements
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short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed
inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
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unsatisfactory
not giving satisfaction
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adequate to, capable, equal to, up to
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sufficient for the purpose“an adequate income”“the food was adequate”
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sufficient
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
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sufficient
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about average; acceptable“more than adequate as a secretary”
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synonyms:
fair to middling, passable, tolerable
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satisfactory
giving satisfaction
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satisfactory
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