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

This means that in a majority of the 240 million annual calls to 911, armed police are responding to situations for which they are not truly needed nor adequately trained. —S. Rebecca Neusteter, Time, 23 Nov. 2025

Recent investigations have found that some online marketplaces are not adequately screening products or warning about recalls. —Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025

When Sportico asked Kalshi for comment about the transparency of its parlay rollout on Monday, a spokesperson said its market mechanics had already been adequately described. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025

His attorneys lobbied for the trial delay after he was stabbed in jail in September, expressing concerns that Walshe could not adequately assist in his defense after the attack. —Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately