adequate

Meaning

Adj

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

Det

A sufficient amount of; enough.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
2. (obsolete) To equal.

Opposite of

inadequate

Synonyms

sufficient

enough

appropriate

suitable

satisfactory

ample

suffice

proper

passable

fitting

fit

competent

right

good

👍

due

opportune

applicable

plenty

equal

qualified

tolerable

apt

abundant

convenient

adequate to

becoming

acceptable

decent

effectual

congruous

pertinent

fit for

fair to middling

equipped

congenial

comfortable

full

thorough

perfect

skillful

sound

🔉

sufficiently

suited

u

useful

valid

working

be sufficient

fairly good

within one’s powers

Translations

adéquat

adecuado

adeguato

angemessen

suffisant

adequaat

adäquat

convenable

adequado

appropriato

approprié

adatto

equo

sufficiente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat.