Synonyms of adequacy

adequacy

noun

ˈa-di-kwə-sē 

as in acceptability

the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately

the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acceptability
• sufficiency
• goodness
• amplitude
• fitness
• appropriateness
• satisfactoriness
• suitability
• tolerability
• correctness
• surplus
• abundance
• suitableness
• rightness
• properness
• seemliness
• bountifulness
• excess
• overabundance
• copiousness
• opulence
• surfeit
• oversupply
• plenitude
• plenty
• plentifulness
• plenteousness
• plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• lack
• shortage
• deficit
• inadequateness
• scarcity
• want
• dearth
• famine
• poverty
• unsatisfactoriness
• necessity
• paucity
• crunch
• rarity
• need
• meagerness
• scantiness
• privation
• rareness
• skimpiness
• scarceness
• poorness
• scantness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adequacy

According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 June 2026

The cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026

Those cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance done on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule. — ABC News, 18 May 2026

In practice, the CRTC routinely consults stakeholders on policy matters although the adequacy and meaningfulness of efforts to consult the general public is often contested by scholars and civil society practitioners. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026