Adequate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

sufficient for the purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪshɑːɹdən/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌzd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪshɑːɹdən/.

Examples

she had adequate training
her training was adequate
she was adequate to the job

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fair to middling decent enough passable tolerable equal

Antonyms

inadequate

Parts of Speech

adjective	having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task “she had adequate training”
adjective	sufficient for the purpose “an adequate income”
adjective	about average; acceptable “more than adequate as a secretary”

Word Forms

adequateness	noun	the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
enough	noun	an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angemessen

über die erforderlichen Qualitäten oder Ressourcen verfügen, um eine Aufgabe zu erfüllen

🇫🇷French

adéquat

avoir les qualités ou les ressources requises pour accomplir une tâche

🇪🇸Spanish

adecuado

Tener las cualidades o recursos necesarios para realizar una tarea.

🇮🇹Italian

adeguato

possedere le qualità o le risorse necessarie per svolgere un compito

🇳🇱Dutch

adequaat

over de vereiste kwaliteiten of middelen beschikken om een taak uit te voeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

adequado

ter as qualidades ou recursos necessários para cumprir uma tarefa

🇷🇺Russian

адекватный

наличие необходимых качеств или ресурсов для выполнения задачи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर्याप्त

किसी कार्य को पूरा करने के लिए आवश्यक गुण या संसाधन होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্যাপ্ত

একটি কাজ পূরণের জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় গুণাবলী বা সংস্থান থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

போதுமானது

ஒரு பணியைச் சந்திக்கத் தேவையான குணங்கள் அல்லது வளங்களைக் கொண்டிருத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగినంత

ఒక పనిని పూర్తి చేయడానికి అవసరమైన లక్షణాలు లేదా వనరులను కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरेसे

कार्य पूर्ण करण्यासाठी आवश्यक गुण किंवा संसाधने असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યાપ્ત

કાર્યને પહોંચી વળવા માટે જરૂરી ગુણો અથવા સંસાધનો હોવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಪಕ

ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಗುಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മതിയായ

ഒരു ചുമതല നിറവേറ്റുന്നതിന് ആവശ്യമായ ഗുണങ്ങളോ വിഭവങ്ങളോ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕੰਮ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੋਤ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

کسی کام کو پورا کرنے کے لیے مطلوبہ خصوصیات یا وسائل کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

足够的

具有完成任务所需的品质或资源

🇯🇵Japanese

十分な

任務を果たすために必要な資質や資源を持っていること

🇰🇷Korean

적절한

작업을 수행하는 데 필요한 자질이나 자원을 갖는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đủ

có những phẩm chất hoặc nguồn lực cần thiết để đáp ứng một nhiệm vụ

🇹🇭Thai

เพียงพอ

มีคุณสมบัติหรือทรัพยากรที่จำเป็นเพื่อให้บรรลุภารกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memadai

memiliki kualitas atau sumber daya yang diperlukan untuk memenuhi tugas

🇵🇭Filipino

sapat

pagkakaroon ng mga kinakailangang katangian o mapagkukunan upang matugunan ang isang gawain

🇲🇾Malay

mencukupi

mempunyai kualiti atau sumber yang diperlukan untuk memenuhi tugas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناسب

امتلاك الصفات أو الموارد المطلوبة للوفاء بالمهمة

🇮🇷Persian

کافی

داشتن کیفیت یا منابع لازم برای انجام یک کار

🇹🇷Turkish

yeterli

Bir görevi yerine getirmek için gerekli niteliklere veya kaynaklara sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹלֵם

בעל התכונות או המשאבים הדרושים כדי לעמוד במשימה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'adequate'?

The primary meaning of 'adequate' is 'having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adequate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'adequate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'adequate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'adequate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'adequate' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'adequate' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'adequate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'adequate' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'adequate' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'adequate' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted