Definition of adequate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• adequate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
• adequate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
• adequate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of adequate

• about average; acceptable (adjective)

  Examples

  1. more than adequate as a secretary

  Synonyms

  1. fair to middling
  2. passable
  3. tolerable
• sufficient for the purpose (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an adequate income
  2. the food was adequate

  Synonyms

  1. enough
• having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task (adjective)

  Examples

  1. she had adequate training
  2. her training was adequate
  3. she was adequate to the job

  Synonyms

  1. equal

See definition of adequate in Merriam Webster