adequately

adverb

ˈa-di-kwət-lē How to pronounce adequately (audio)
Definition of adequatelynext
1
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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2
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 Fidelity and its subsidiary, Fidelity Brokerage Services agreed to the deal on May 13, closing the door on a lawsuit alleging the investment giant failed to both adequately prevent a cyberattack and alert members to its existence after the fact. — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026 But others worry that this program does not give the FDA enough time to adequately assess an experimental drug for safety and effectiveness before rendering a decision about approval. — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 15 July 2026 Year over year, the basin has experienced reduced supply, often combined with a string of very dry years, and the river system has never been able to adequately rebuild its supply. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 July 2026 The hospital said all units operated without issue, while nurses said the emergency department did not respond adequately to a woman suffering a medical emergency outside the hospital. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for adequately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequately
  1. good
  2. enough
  3. nicely
  4. sufficiently
  5. fine
  6. well
  7. alright
  8. correctly
Adverb
  • Orange County’s future depends on an economy where businesses have the tools and support to succeed while workers have access to good-paying careers that allow families to thrive.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Industry officials say their rise will lead to good-paying jobs.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Definition of good
Adverb
  • His team spent about a month overlaying influenza trends on card spending, hunting for spikes at drugstores, and found a relationship that was never clean enough to use.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • There was contact across the Mexican’s face, but nowhere near enough to justify a red card for violent conduct.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of enough
Adverb
  • Thierry Henry, the former Barcelona and France forward, put it nicely in an interview with Marca in May.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Foods and habits to avoid at breakfast Not every breakfast plays nicely with GLP-1 drugs.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of nicely
Adverb
  • In 1994, however, mathematician Peter Shor demonstrated that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could solve this problem in just a few hours.
    — Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • The judge emphasized that MET failed to sufficiently show how it or rivals were foreclosed from the market.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of sufficiently
Adverb
  • And while the late-’90s pivot from newsprint to Coke and Snickers worked fine for decades (there was plenty of demand for sugary snacks), that’s changing in the Ozempic and protein-maxxing era.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
  • Food and Drink Famed chef Wolfgang Puck is the talent behind the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, Cut New York.
    — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of fine
Adverb
  • The financial and footballing clout of the Premier League is well-established, but the World Cup only highlighted that point further.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • As for pricing, expect the 2027 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 680 to be well north of the over $180,000 base price for a current GLS 600.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
Definition of well
Adverb
  • And in new data released this week from the Ronald Reagan Institute, there are very clear warnings that the kids aren’t alright with MAGA.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Went to Monaco on loan in February and has done alright there.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of alright
Adverb
  • Value only exists as long as your team is actively and correctly using the software.
    — KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • For some of those customers, free line promotions were not reflected correctly following migration due to a delay in applying promotional discounts.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of correctly

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