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adequate
adjective as in enough, able
Strongest matches
acceptable, capable, competent, decent, fair, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable, tolerable
Strong match
Weak matches
all right, comfortable, commensurate, passable, requisite, sufficing, unexceptional, unobjectionable
Example Sentences
The outcome has been the exposure of workers’ and beneficiaries’ private personal information to outsiders, all without adequate oversight.
"Our children deserve better than perpetual crisis; they deserve strategic planning, adequate resources and the dignity of advance preparation."
But even if it is - and that is strongly contested - as the current occupying power, Israel has obligations under international law to civilians in Gaza, including providing adequate access to food.
"We set up a committee with specific terms of reference," he said, adding that the members worked tirelessly to ensure affected families received adequate support, including shelter and food.
In her 2020 trial, Goldie admitted failing to provide her daughter with adequate food, clothing or heating, hitting her, and permitting her to smoke cannabis and drink alcohol.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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