ADEQUATENESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

adequateness

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Noun

The formula set a district’s adequacy target based on factors like demographics, enrollment and student needs.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Employers and health plans should evaluate newly available claims data to assess timing and adequacy of prenatal visits, postpartum visits, and appropriate vaccination both before and during pregnancy to protect the mother and her newborn.

— Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of adequacy

Noun

Once a measure becomes the target, its usefulness rapidly declines because people change their behavior to improve the score.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Chiron turns retrograde in your 6th House of Work and Wellness, stirring old sensitivity around productivity, usefulness, or the pressure to keep pushing when your system is clearly asking for adjustment.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of usefulness

Noun

Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Definition of acceptability

Noun

The desire for expediency—get-rich-quick schemes—almost inevitably leads to disaster, as the lure of wealth often culminates in despair—a roller-coaster lifestyle—without a methodical result-yielding strategy.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The implosion of Platner’s candidacy was the perfect cocktail of consultant malpractice, empty suit authenticity, and moral expediency.

— Maria Comella, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

Definition of expediency

Noun

Southern Spain will be popular with travelers who prioritize convenience and a high chance of clear skies.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
In addition to great variety and convenience, budget-friendly prices are one of the biggest perks of shopping at the drugstore for skincare products.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026

Definition of convenience

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Still, the reason Belmont endures is its plain language and broad applicability.

— Stephanie Haridopolos, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
Set that against Microsoft's research mapping AI applicability across occupations, which scores knowledge and information work highest and physical labor lowest, and an unnerving pattern surfaces.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of applicability

Noun

As part of his plea, Kohberger waived the right to appeal, but that does not preclude him from filing a new case challenging the validity of his plea agreement.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
As Nora’s speech and Catherine’s kind moments suggest, characters’ actions don’t consistently reflect their overall moral stance, which is often based on misunderstandings and falsehoods, its validity unknowable even to them.

— Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

Brands can still buy impressions, but paid reach alone is less likely to generate cultural relevance.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Rather than relying on public attention or product demonstrations, the study assessed innovation through patent portfolios using the firm’s Patent Asset Index, which measures patent portfolio size, technological relevance, and market coverage.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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