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

Critics say her tenure as chair hasn’t adequately met the moment. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

If a parent has an illness so contagious that the hospital can’t adequately protect other patients from it, such as tuberculosis, the parent and child would probably be put in an isolation room with special airflow to contain germs. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

In addition, the school did not adhere to some state procurement laws and didn’t adequately verify certain payments, the audit said. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026

As a result, Fed critics on both the left and the right have long asked whether the Fed is adequately accountable. — Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately