adequate Meaning, pronunciation, usage in a sentence, synonyms, ...

/ˈædɪkwət/

adequate

Main Example

The food was adequate for the party.

The food was adequate for the party.

Grammatical Info:

Adjective (adj.)

Enough in quality or quantity for a specific purpose.

Other Example

The room was adequate for our needs.

Her performance was adequate for the competition.

We found an adequate solution to the problem.

adequate resources

adequate support

adequate time

sufficient

acceptable

satisfactory

/ˈædɪkwət/

Main Example

Her performance was adequate, but she can do better.

Grammatical Info:

Adjective (adj.)

Satisfactory but not excellent; acceptable.

Other Example

/ˈædɪkwət/

Main Example

The adequate of the resources was questioned.

Grammatical Info:

Noun (n.)

The quality of being sufficient or acceptable.

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