Synonyms of adequacy

adequacy

noun

ˈa-di-kwə-sē 

as in acceptability

the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately

the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acceptability
• sufficiency
• goodness
• amplitude
• fitness
• appropriateness
• satisfactoriness
• suitability
• tolerability
• correctness
• surplus
• abundance
• suitableness
• rightness
• properness
• seemliness
• bountifulness
• excess
• overabundance
• copiousness
• opulence
• surfeit
• oversupply
• plenitude
• plenty
• plentifulness
• plenteousness
• plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• lack
• shortage
• deficit
• inadequateness
• scarcity
• want
• dearth
• famine
• poverty
• unsatisfactoriness
• necessity
• paucity
• crunch
• rarity
• need
• meagerness
• scantiness
• privation
• rareness
• skimpiness
• scarceness
• poorness
• scantness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of adequacy

The district claims the bond is for student safety, but many question its adequacy. —Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024

Conducted in partnership with the South Australian Department for Environment and Water, the study aimed to evaluate the adequacy of existing management regulations. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

Right now, however, the deck is seemingly already stacked against the Giants’ efforts at consistency and adequacy on the O-line. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024

Explosions and fires are a familiar sight in the area, including some that have been deadly, raising recurring questions about the adequacy of industry efforts to protect the public and the environment. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024