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adj. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need. See Synonyms at sufficient.

adj. Barely satisfactory or sufficient: The skater's technique was only adequate.

adj. Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.

v. To equalize; to make adequate.

v. To equal.

adj. Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient

v. To equalize; to make adequate.

v. To equal.

Equal to requirement or occasion; commensurate; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit: as, means adequate to the object; an adequate comparison.

To make equal or adequate.

To attain equality with; equal.

adj. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

adj. sufficient for the purpose

adj. about average; acceptable

"Though La Caixa already has 5,400 branches across Spain—more than any other bank—Mr. Nin would like to reach 6,000, which he describes as an "adequate number.""

up to    adequate to    equal to    competent    capable    sufficient    satisfactory   

inadequate    deficient   

sufficient    suitable    competent    commensurate    capable    proportionate    equalize    equal    equal to    commensurate to   

inadequate   

sufficient    proper    satisfactory    inadequate    effective    ample