adequately

The word “adequately” has 4 syllables: ad-e-quate-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈædɪkwətli/


What is synonym and antonym for adequately?

In the thesaurus, “adequately” has 51 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for adequately along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for adequately

Antonyms for adequately

  • awfully
  • bad
  • badly
  • deficiently
  • deplorably
  • disastrously
  • dreadfully
  • horrendously
  • horribly
  • horridly
  • ill
  • inadequately
  • inappropriately
  • incorrectly
  • indecently
  • insufficiently
  • intolerably
  • miserably
  • poorly
  • terribly
  • unacceptably
  • unbearably
  • unsatisfactorily
  • unsuitably

Meanings of adequately

  • adverb
    1. In an adequate manner.
    2. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
    3. Barely satisfactory or sufficient.

Example Sentences

  • The report adequately addressed all of our concerns.
  • Make sure the equipment is adequately maintained before use.
  • He felt adequately prepared for the upcoming exam.
  • The instructions didn’t adequately explain how to install the software.
  • The team was adequately staffed to handle the increased workload.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to adequately, such as: abundantly, acceptably, agreeably, all right, alright, amply, aplenty.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • OK
  • acceptably
  • adequately
  • advantageously
  • all right
  • alright
  • appropriately
  • aptly
  • around
  • as good as
  • basically
  • beneficially
  • capably
  • cogently
  • completely
  • conclusively
  • congruously
  • correctly
  • creditably
  • decently
  • decorously
  • definitely
  • dramatically
  • effectively
  • efficaciously
  • efficiently
  • energetically
  • essentially
  • excellently
  • expertly
  • favorably
  • felicitously
  • finally
  • fine
  • fittingly
  • for all intents and purposes
  • forcefully
  • fundamentally
  • gainfully
  • give or take a little
  • good
  • gratifyingly
  • guesstimate
  • happily
  • implicitly
  • in all but name
  • in effect
  • in essence
  • in substance
  • in the ballpark
  • in the neighborhood
  • meetly
  • middlingly
  • morally
  • nearly
  • neatly
  • nicely
  • not absolutely
  • not actually
  • okay
  • passably
  • persuasively
  • practically
  • productively
  • prosperously
  • remuneratively
  • respectably
  • rightly
  • satisfactorily
  • satisfyingly
  • seemly
  • serviceably
  • so-so
  • something like
  • successfully
  • sufficiently
  • suitably
  • sustainingly
  • tellingly
  • tidily
  • tolerably
  • upwards of
  • usefully
  • well

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