adequately

adverb

ad·​e·​quate·​ly ˈa-di-kwət-lē 

: to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent

There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla.

—Sy Montgomery

The blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.

—Tom Ewing

Synonyms of adequately

• good
• nicely
• fine
• well
• alright
• sufficiently
• correctly
• satisfactorily
• OK
• decently

Examples of adequately in a Sentence

we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

Recent Examples on the Web

Lamont and the legislature also failed to budget adequately for certain legal obligations. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

That divide has fueled years of lawsuits, including cases where juries found Monsanto failed to adequately warn users about potential risks. —Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

That this set-up fails to adequately address the long-term interests of debtor states is testified by the number of restructurings that were agreed in the 1980s and 1990s. —Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026

The federal government was threatening to withhold an additional $50 million if the CTA didn’t adequately improve safety. —Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adequately

• inadequately