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adequately

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of adequately

1 in a satisfactory way
  • we werenʼt completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately
Synonyms of adequately

acceptably, all right, alright, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, nicely, OK (or okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably, well
Words Related to adequately

appropriately, aptly, congruously, correctly, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, happily, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably

gratifyingly, satisfyingly

effectively, effectually, efficiently, neatly, tidily
Near Antonyms of adequately

unbearably

inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, unsuitably

awfully, deplorably, disastrously, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, miserably, terribly
Antonyms of adequately

bad, badly, deficiently, ill, inadequately, insufficiently, intolerably, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily
2 in or to a degree or quantity that meets oneʼs requirements or satisfaction
  • adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage
Synonyms of adequately

enough, satisfactorily, sufficiently, suitably
Words Related to adequately

acceptably, decently, fairly, moderately, passably, tolerably

meetly, properly, rightly, seemly

agreeably, gratifyingly, satisfyingly

abundantly, amply, aplenty, optimally, plenteously, plentifully

commensurately, proportionately
Antonyms of adequately

inadequately, insufficiently, unsatisfactorily

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