- Types Of Speech
- You can use adequate as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Adequate
- A 3 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters a, d, e, q, t, and u, 3 consonants, 5 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters qu. Adequate starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters a, ad, ade, adeq, adequ, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, uate, quate, ..
- Definition
- (sometimes followed by `to'') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Adequate is set as a grade five word that starts with a, ends with e, 3 syllables, 5 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Adequate in Pig Latin is said as "adequateay or adequateway".
- Unigram
- a | d | e | q | u | a | t | e
- Bigram
- ad | de | eq | qu | ua | at | te
- Trigram
- ade | deq | equ | qua | uat | ate
- Quadrigram
- adeq | dequ | equa | quat | uate
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task;
"she had adequate training";
"her training was adequate";
"she was adequate to the job"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- about average;
acceptable;
"more than adequate as a secretary" - enough to meet a purpose;
"an adequate income";
"the food was adequate";
"a decent wage";
"enough food";
"food enough"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Able | (usually followed by `to'') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something "able to swim" "she was able to program her computer" "we were at last able to buy a car" "able to get a grant for the project" |
| Acceptable | worthy of acceptance or satisfactory "acceptable levels of radiation" "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" |
| Adept | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
| Adequate | (sometimes followed by `to'') meeting the requirements especially of a task "she had adequate training" "her training was adequate" "she was adequate to the job" |
| Adequate Top | |
| Admissible | deserving to be admitted "admissible evidence" |
| All Right | |
| Ample | affording an abundant supply "had ample food for the party" "copious provisions" "food is plentiful" "a plenteous grape harvest" "a rich supply" |
| Appreciated | fully understood or grasped "dangers not yet appreciated" "these apprehended truths" "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" |
| Average | a statistic describing the location of a distribution "it set the norm for American homes" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Adequate
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inadequate | (sometimes followed by `to'') not meeting the requirements especially of a task "inadequate training" "the staff was inadequate" "she was inadequate to the job" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adequate | (sometimes followed by `to'') meeting the requirements especially of a task "she had adequate training" "her training was adequate" "she was adequate to the job" |
View English words with the unique letters used in adequate. Words With The Letters Adeqtu
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adequate Top | n/a |
| Capable | having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn''t up to the standard I require" |
| Competent | adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance" |
| Equal Top | n/a |
| Up Top | n/a |
| See Also | Definition |
|---|---|
| Satisfactory | meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
Adequate Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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