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

Beyond that, agentic AI will be adequately secured only by applying security to the network. —Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Needs a consistent jumper but will make plays and run the team adequately. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 18 June 2025

Homelessness, public safety, affordable housing, wildfire mitigation, the highest in the nation gas prices caused by excessive regulations– not one of these problems has been adequately addressed. —Diane Dixon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025

Malik Nabers did not practice all spring due to a toe injury that Daboll still has not adequately explained. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately