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
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Recent Examples of adequacy
System-wide capital adequacy ratios remained above regulatory minimums only through regulatory forbearance that terminated in January 2026.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Rancho Cordova’s failure to turn over records raises serious questions about the adequacy of its searching methods, wrote Karl Olson, an attorney who specializes in the California Public Records Act and who often represents the Bee.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Dumas points out that when an economy is crowded with alternatives, adequacy can have no commercial value.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Those cracks hadn't been caught in regular maintenance done on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Rancho Cordova’s failure to turn over records raises serious questions about the adequacy of its searching methods, wrote Karl Olson, an attorney who specializes in the California Public Records Act and who often represents the Bee.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Dumas points out that when an economy is crowded with alternatives, adequacy can have no commercial value.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Those cracks hadn't been caught in regular maintenance done on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequacy
Noun
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When reached for comment, the Midway Rising development team did not address the letter or the sufficiency of the project’s environmental analysis.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The City Clerk is still required to review the petition and determine the sufficiency of the petition, as is dictated by Wisconsin statutes, the city wrote in its post.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My first thought was, at least have this plant leave through the house, for goodness sake, but the second was a certain disappointment at some blown authenticity.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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My first thought was, at least have this plant leave through the house, for goodness sake.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Adequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequacy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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