adequately
To acceptable degree
Adequately means to a sufficient degree—enough to meet requirements without excess.
It suggests meeting a minimum standard rather than excelling: The report was adequately researched but lacked originality.
Something done adequately gets the job done, though the word often carries faint praise: She performed adequately implies competence without distinction.
To an adequate degree
- enoughMeeting the requirement
- satisfactorilyMeeting required standards
- suitablyIn fitting manner
- appropriatelyIn a suitable manner
acceptably · passably · decently · reasonably · tolerably · serviceably · functionally · workably
To a limited degree
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- averagelyTo a typical degree
- ordinarilyIn the usual manner
- unremarkablyIn an ordinary manner
so-so · okay · passably · tolerably · indifferently · plainly · commonly · normally
With sufficient skill
- proficientlyWith practiced skill
- skillfullyWith practiced competence
- ablyWith competence
- effectivelyIn a successful way
efficiently · properly · correctly · aptly · handily · adeptly · well enough · reliably
Only just, almost not
- minimallyTo the smallest extent
- scarcelyAlmost not
- marginallyTo a minor extent
- narrowlyBy a small margin
just enough · only just · basically · fundamentally · essentially
sufficiently
To an adequate degree
- enoughMeeting the requirement
- satisfactorilyMeeting required standards
- suitablyIn fitting manner
appropriately · acceptably · passably · decently · reasonably · tolerably · serviceably · functionally · workably · competently
moderately
To a limited degree
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- averagelyTo a typical degree
- ordinarilyIn the usual manner
unremarkably · so-so · okay · passably · tolerably · indifferently · plainly · commonly · normally · mundanely
capably
With sufficient skill
- proficientlyWith practiced skill
- skillfullyWith practiced competence
- ablyWith competence
effectively · efficiently · properly · correctly · aptly · handily · adeptly · well enough · reliably · dependably
barely
Only just, almost not
- minimallyTo the smallest extent
- scarcelyAlmost not
- marginallyTo a minor extent
just enough · narrowly · only just · basically · fundamentally · essentially
adequatelyinadequately
In an insufficient manner
insufficiently · deficiently · poorly · incompletely · partially
adequatelypoorly
In an inferior way
badly · terribly · horribly · awfully · dreadfully
adequatelyexceptionally
To an unusual degree
excellently · superbly · outstandingly · brilliantly · magnificently
- adequate paymentSatisfactory sum owed