35 Synonyms & Antonyms For ADEQUATE

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Definitions adequate [ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt / ADJECTIVE enough, able Synonyms STRONGEST acceptable capable competent decent fair satisfactory sufficient suitable tolerable STRONG equal WEAK all right comfortable commensurate passable requisite sufficing unexceptional unobjectionable Antonyms STRONGEST inadequate inappropriate incapable incompetent inept insufficient intolerable poor unable unacceptable unsatisfactory unsuitable WEAK inferior unequal unfit unqualified useless

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The optimal copyright term should be significantly shorter than current law allows, with economic models suggesting approximately 35 years would provide adequate incentive while enabling earlier rediscovery and cultural engagement.

From Los Angeles Times

Stimulant medications may appear to help by imitating some effects of adequate sleep, while still leaving children exposed to the long term harms of chronic sleep loss.

From Science Daily

The federal guarantee of full and timely mortgage payments is more than adequate to replace the original mortgage collateral—a house that could fall in value.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is simply too much gaslighting going on to spend adequate time debunking everything.

From Salon

Officials have since called to improve emergency protocols and ensure police have adequate training to respond to incidents of violent crime, which are rare in Taiwan.

From Barron's

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able ablest acceptable all right capable comfortable competent cut out for decent efficacious effective effectual efficient enough fair to middling fair fittest fit fullest fullest fuller fuller full full goodish good more acceptable more comfortable more capable more competent more decent more efficient more effective more qualified more so so most capable most effective most efficient most qualified much okay OK passable qualified right satisfactory so-so tolerable unobjectionable

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