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

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

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

Finally, profits should be adequately reinvested in the company with the goal to support cash generation in time. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025

Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once. —Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

This is a great opportunity to see the districts more adequately represented in our federal government. —Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025

The Nationals’ website also, allegedly, didn’t adequately reveal actual prices. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately