Defenition of the word adequacy
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Defenition of the word adequacy
- Sufficiency for a particular purpose.
- the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule
- a quantity or number sufficient for a purpose
- the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
- the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
- the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
- the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
Synonyms for the word adequacy
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- adequateness
- capability
- competence
- satisfactoriness
- sufficiency
Similar words in the adequacy
Hyponyms for the word adequacy
Hypernyms for the word adequacy
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- quality
- quantity
- satisfactoriness
Antonyms for the word adequacy
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- deficiency
- inadequacy
- inadequateness
- insufficiency
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