ADEQUATELY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

adequately

adverb

ˈa-di-kwət-lē

Definition of adequately

as in good

in a satisfactory way we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

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as in enough

in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

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Recent Examples of adequately One in five people in the Los Angeles region are currently unable to afford to adequately cool their homes, and the report notes this will probably get worse as extreme heat ramps up and puts more strain on the electric grid. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The group also questioned whether the project’s traffic study adequately considered vehicle queues at its drive-through restaurants. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Seldom does the theatre adequately address the topic of enemas. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The water sensor siren was adequately loud and was triggered by just a few drops of water. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adequately

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Adverb

Sixteen candidates are competing for three at-large seats on the Los Angeles Community College District board, with broad agreement that students need more support for basic needs and pathways to good-paying jobs.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Without long-term federal funding for transportation projects, manufacturing plants and good-paying jobs like these could leave North Carolina entirely.

— Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of good

Adverb

At just 70 micrometers thick, the artificial skin has an impressive resolution of 847 dots per inch (dpi), fine enough to detail individual fingerprint ridges.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, eight months of daylight saving time isn’t enough for business owners, who see decreases in foot traffic as evenings get darker.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enough

Adverb

There’s no slicing and dicing without a sufficiently sharp edge.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
According to The Guardian, Lett allowed a BBC subpoena directed to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to proceed Thursday, finding the club sufficiently connected to Trump’s professional activities to fall within the scope of discovery.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sufficiently

Adverb

Ungrafted vines give this vertical, saline energy, and the tannins are fine-grained.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
That would have worked out fine when Fochesato tried redeeming his Timeless Ticket for a potential World Series game in 2018, when the Brewers reached the NL Championship Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fine

Adverb

The trend marks a stark turn from earlier this decade, when sellers often received well above their asking price as home shoppers empowered by rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy that sent home prices soaring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of well

Adverb

Though the spacecraft seemed to work alright, the crew got a little snippy during their 11 days in space.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Matthew McConaughey hopes that Woody Harrelson has a more than alright, alright, alright 65th birthday.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of alright

Adverb

Cushy sweaters, fancy chocolate, nice headphones—all of the obvious stuff, deployed correctly, works perfectly.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
But next to that pablum, AI Mode also showed links to a Wikipedia article and an NPR story about that election—both correctly listing Republican JD Vance, now Trump’s vice president, as the winner over the Democratic incumbent, Sherrod Brown.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

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