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
Creditor objections filed before the hearing raise a number of questions about the adequacy of information about the plan, including the budget carrier’s ability to project the impact of higher fuel bills on its finances.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Eighty-eight percent of executives say their employees have adequate tools; only 21% of workers agree — a 67-point gap on tool adequacy alone.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
One of the big issues with AI is its voracious appetite for energy, which has led to concern about supply, the adequacy of electrical grids and higher electric costs for average households.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Consider shifting your focus to your relationship with food—one built on trust, adequacy, variety, and permission rather than guilt, fear, or extreme thinking.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Eighty-eight percent of executives say their employees have adequate tools; only 21% of workers agree — a 67-point gap on tool adequacy alone.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
One of the big issues with AI is its voracious appetite for energy, which has led to concern about supply, the adequacy of electrical grids and higher electric costs for average households.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Consider shifting your focus to your relationship with food—one built on trust, adequacy, variety, and permission rather than guilt, fear, or extreme thinking.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequacy
Noun
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Comment sections, therefore, are also important fields in which the acceptability of certain types of speech is tested and negotiated.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Who is providing the guardrails to mark the boundaries of acceptability?—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To issue an Amber Alert, law enforcement must determine that specific statutory conditions are met, including the age of the child, law enforcement’s belief in imminent danger of serious injury or death, and the sufficiency of existing information to assist in recovery.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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The sufficiency of disapproval to derail Trump’s primary immigration enforcement serves as further damning evidence against the companies and entities that so easily and so quickly capitulated to Trump last year.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That gauging one’s goodness or worth by the rubric of productivity is a capitalist lie.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Even at 3-0, if there’s one team that has the ability to come back, my goodness, [the Penguins] have so much firepower with him and [Evgeni] Malkin.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Adequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequacy. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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