adequateadjective
uk/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us/ˈæd.ə.kwət/B2 enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
Have we got adequate food for 20 guests?
I didn't have adequate time to prepare.
It's not a big salary but it's adequate for our needs.
The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate (= is not enough).
[ + to infinitive ] Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs?
Opposite
inadequate
More examples
- Without the adequate provision of childcare, many women who wish to work are unable to do so.
- New legislation still does not offer adequate protection for many endangered species.
- They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
- Children need adequate amounts of nutritious foods to grow up strong and healthy.
- Parents complained that the new school didn't have adequate resources to deal with the large amount of pupils.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- agreeable
- all very well idiom
- all very well/fine/good idiom
- alright
- average
- cut
- fair
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- kind
- lesser
- pass
- reasonable
- refined
- rose
- rough edges idiom
- satisfactory
- second best idiom
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Enough
adequacy
noun [ U ] uk/ˈæd.ə.kwə.si/us/ˈæd.ə.kwə.si/
The adequacy of public healthcare has been brought into question.
adequately
adverb uk/ˈæd.ə.kwət.li/us/ˈæd.ə.kwət.li/
B2
While some patients can be adequately cared for at home, others are best served by care in a hospital.