Adequate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of ADEQUATE is sufficient for a specific need or requirement; also : good enough : of a quality that is good or acceptable : of a quality that ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut adequate adjective SaveWord ad·​e·​quate |\ˈa-di-kwət \ Definitionofadequate 1 :sufficientforaspecificneedorrequirement adequatetimeanamountofmoneyadequatetosupplytheirneeds also :goodenough:ofaqualitythatisgoodoracceptable amachinethatdoesanadequatejob :ofaqualitythatisacceptablebutnotbetterthanacceptable Herfirstperformancewasmerelyadequate. 2 :lawfullyandreasonablysufficient adequategroundsforalawsuit OtherWordsfromadequate Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutadequate OtherWordsfromadequate adequateness noun Synonyms&Antonymsforadequate Synonyms acceptable,allright,decent,fairish,fine,good,OK(orokay),passable,respectable,satisfactory,serviceable,tolerable Antonyms deficient,inadequate,insufficient,lacking,unacceptable,unsatisfactory,wanting VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforadequate sufficient,enough,adequate,competentmeanbeingwhatisnecessaryordesirable.sufficientsuggestsaclosemeetingofaneed. sufficientsavings enoughislessexactinsuggestionthansufficient. doyouhaveenoughfood? adequatemayimplybarelymeetingarequirement. theservicewasadequate competentsuggestsmeasuringuptoallrequirementswithoutquestionorbeingadequatelyadaptedtoanend. hadnocompetentnotionofwhatwasgoingon ExamplesofadequateinaSentence Then,duringthespringandsummer,allowadequaterecoverybytakingoneortwodaysoffthebikeeachweekandscalingbacktheintensityofyourridesoneweekoutofeverymonth. —SeleneYeager,Bicycling,January/February2008 …theyareadequateforalmostanycomputingneed. —MichaelMeyer,Newsweek,26Oct.1998 …thegovernmentwouldhavetobailoutanybidderwithlessadequateresources… —TheEconomist,30Aug.-5Sept.1986 Thegardenhasn'tbeengettingadequatewater. Thefoodwasmorethanadequateforthesixofus. Theschoollunchshouldbeadequatetomeetthenutritionalneedsofgrowingchildren. Themachinedoesanadequatejob. Thetentshouldprovideadequateprotectionfromtheelements. Thequalityofhisworkwasperfectlyadequate. YourgradesareadequatebutIthinkyoucandobetter. Thequalityofhisworkwasonlyadequate. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Inadditiontoadequateinterestcoverage,theAltmanZ-Scoreof3.92indicatesthecompanyisingoodstandingeventhoughassetsarebuildingupatafasterratethanrevenueisgrowing. — Gurufocus,Forbes,17June2022 Pfizer’svaccinehadbeendelayedearlierwhenatwo-doseregimendidn’tevokeanadequateresponse. — Fortune,17June2022 Onourbriefdrive,theaccelerationseemedmorethanadequateforavehicleofitssize,withthee-RVweighinginaround9300poundsbeforepassengersandcargo. — SashaRichie,CarandDriver,16June2022 Becausetacklingtheworld'senvironmentalcrisiswithoutanadequatepumpsessionisjustunreasonable. — KatieDupere,Men'sHealth,15June2022 Thefacilitiesareaccusedoffailingtofollowinfection-controlprotocolsandofmaintainingadequatestaffinglevels,accordingtoanewsreleasefromtheJusticeDepartment. — CliffPinckard,cleveland,15June2022 Meanwhile,addingcleanelectricitytothepowergridhasbecomeanincreasinglycomplicatedundertaking,giventhefailuretoplanforadequatetransmissionlinesandlongdelaysconnectingviablewindandsolarprojectstotheelectricitynetwork. — EvanHalper,WashingtonPost,14June2022 Libraalsosayssheisnotpermittedtohaveadequateinformationabouthishealthormedication. — TatianaSiegel,RollingStone,14June2022 BlameismountingonMicrosoftforwhatcriticssayisalackoftransparencyandadequatespeedwhenrespondingtoreportsofvulnerabilitiesthreateningitscustomers,securityprofessionalssaid. — DanGoodin,ArsTechnica,14June2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'adequate.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofadequate circa1617,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforadequate borrowedfromLatinadaequātus,pastparticipleofadaequāre"toequalize,putonanequalfooting,"fromad-ad-+aequāre"tomakelevel,equalize"—moreatequate LearnMoreAboutadequate Shareadequate PosttheDefinitionofadequatetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofadequateonTwitter TimeTravelerforadequate Thefirstknownuseofadequatewas circa1617 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearadequate adequacy adequate adequateidea SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforadequate LastUpdated 20Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Adequate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequate.Accessed22Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforadequate adequate adjective ad·​e·​quate |\ˈa-di-kwət \ KidsDefinitionofadequate 1 :enoughentry1 Besureyouhaveadequatetimetogetready. 2 :goodenough Thelunchprovidesadequatenutrition. OtherWordsfromadequate adequately adverb adequate adjective ad·​e·​quate Legal Definitionofadequate :lawfullyandreasonablysufficient adequategroundsforalawsuit MorefromMerriam-Websteronadequate Nglish:TranslationofadequateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofadequateforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY quibble SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary OddHabitsandQuirks Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesaneasilyirritatedperson? tetchy flashy gregarious superficial Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames WordsNamedAfterPeople Findoutwho’sbehind"leotard,""morphine,"an... Takethequiz ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Notaquizforthepusillanimous Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz