Adequate definition: as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to orfor ).. See examples of ADEQUATE used in a sentence. ADEQUATE definition: 1. enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose: 2. enough or satisfactory for a particular…. Learn more. Agreeableness […] ought to be exact, and adequate both to age, person and condition, avoiding extremities on both sides, being neither too much out, nor in the fashions. Synonyms for ADEQUATE: decent, satisfactory, good, fine, acceptable, OK, serviceable, useful; Antonyms of ADEQUATE: insufficient, inadequate, lacking, unsatisfactory ...
