adequate
Meeting minimum requirements
Adequate means sufficient for a purpose—enough to meet requirements without excess.
An adequate salary covers expenses; an adequate explanation satisfies questions.
The word carries a sense of bare sufficiency, often implying something is acceptable but not impressive: The hotel was adequate, nothing more.
To be adequate to a task is to be capable of handling it.
Meeting minimum standards
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- decentAcceptably good
- tolerableAble to be endured
- fairImpartial and unbiased
reasonable · okay · fine · good enough · sufficient · suitable · fitting · appropriate
Meeting the requirement
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- commensurateEqual in measure
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
corresponding · requisite · due · satisfying · up to par · up to standard · fit for purpose · measure up
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- middlingOf moderate quality
- unexceptionalNot standing out
moderate · indifferent · so-so · undistinguished · plain · modest · lackluster · uninspired
Sufficiently able, qualified
- capableHaving required skills
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- proficientHaving practiced ability
- ableHaving requisite skill
prepared · ready · equipped · skilled · trained · experienced · credentialed · certified
acceptable
Meeting minimum standards
fair · reasonable · okay · fine · good enough · sufficient · suitable · fitting · appropriate · serviceable
enough
Meeting the requirement
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- commensurateEqual in measure
proportionate · corresponding · requisite · due · satisfying · up to par · up to standard · fit for purpose · measure up · make do
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- middlingOf moderate quality
unexceptional · moderate · indifferent · so-so · undistinguished · plain · modest · lackluster · uninspired · forgettable
competent
Sufficiently able, qualified
- capableHaving required skills
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- proficientHaving practiced ability
able · prepared · ready · equipped · skilled · trained · experienced · credentialed · certified · licensed
- adequacyenough, sufficient, satisfactory, acceptable, passable
- nutrition termscalorie, high protein, balance, low-fat, low fat
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
- quantitiessome, many, few, amount, several
- qualitiesgood, bad, better, best, useful
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
adequateinadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
insufficient · deficient · lacking · not enough · unsatisfactory
- adequate paymentSatisfactory sum owed
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