adequately

adverb

ad·​e·​quate·​ly ˈa-di-kwət-lē 

: to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent

There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla.

—Sy Montgomery

The blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.

—Tom Ewing

Synonyms of adequately

• good
• nicely
• fine
• well
• alright
• sufficiently
• correctly
• satisfactorily
• OK
• decently

Examples of adequately in a Sentence

we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

Recent Examples on the Web

Eighty-two percent of executives report confidence that their existing policies adequately protect against unauthorized agent actions, which would be reassuring if it were connected to the actual state of controls. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Mendoza’s suit alleges that the complex’s natural gas provider, Atmos Energy, was negligent in failing to adequately detect gas leaks and maintain essential equipment on the property. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026

Trump has repeatedly chastised the media for not adequately reporting on his efforts to lower prescription drug prices. —Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026

But not all telehealth companies are adequately evaluating patients before writing prescriptions, said Marc-Andre Cornier, an endocrinologist at the Medical University of South Carolina and the immediate past president of The Obesity Society. —Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately