It is important for a nation to have an adequate mix of monetary and fiscal policies.
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Adequate
//ˈæd.ə.kwɪt//
Synonyms for "adequate" (96 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (48)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
10 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 39 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- كَافٍ adj (equal to some requirement)
Belarusian
1 entries- адэква́тны adj (equal to some requirement)
Bulgarian
4 entries- адекватен adj (equal to some requirement)
- съответен adj (equal to some requirement)
- съразмерен adj (equal to some requirement)
- осъразмерявам verb (to make adequate)
Catalan
1 entries- adequat adj (equal to some requirement)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 適當 /适当 adj (equal to some requirement)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 足夠 /足够 adj (equal to some requirement)
- 適當 /适当 adj (equal to some requirement)
Cornish
1 entries- lowr adj (equal to some requirement)
Czech
3 entries- adekvátní adj (equal to some requirement)
- odpovídající adj (equal to some requirement)
- přiměřený adj (equal to some requirement)
Danish
1 entries- tilstrækkelig adj (equal to some requirement)
Dutch
3 entries- adequaat adj (equal to some requirement)
- deugdelijk adj (equal to some requirement)
- voldoende adj (equal to some requirement)
Esperanto
3 entries- adekvata adj (equal to some requirement)
- konvena adj (equal to some requirement)
- taŭga adj (equal to some requirement)
Finnish
3 entries- asianmukainen adj (equal to some requirement)
- riittävä adj (equal to some requirement)
- asianmukaistaa verb (to make adequate)
French
1 entries- adéquat adj (equal to some requirement)
Georgian
4 entries- ადეკვატური adj (equal to some requirement)
- სათანადო adj (equal to some requirement)
- საკმარისი adj (equal to some requirement)
- შესაბამისი adj (equal to some requirement)
German
3 entries- adäquat adj (equal to some requirement)
- angemessen adj (equal to some requirement)
- entsprechend adj (equal to some requirement)
Greek
1 entries- αρκετός adj (equal to some requirement)
Hindi
1 entries- पर्याप्त adj (equal to some requirement)
Hungarian
2 entries- adekvát adj (equal to some requirement)
- megfelelő adj (equal to some requirement)
Ido
1 entries- adequata adj (equal to some requirement)
Italian
1 entries- adeguato adj (equal to some requirement)
Japanese
3 entries- 十分 adj (equal to some requirement)
- 適切 adj (equal to some requirement)
- 適当 adj (equal to some requirement)
Korean
1 entries- 충분한 adj (equal to some requirement)
Latin
1 entries- adaequātus adj (equal to some requirement)
Latvian
3 entries- atbilstošs adj (equal to some requirement)
- piederīgs adj (equal to some requirement)
- piemērots adj (equal to some requirement)
Macedonian
2 entries- адеква́тен adj (equal to some requirement)
- соодветен adj (equal to some requirement)
Māori
1 entries- rawaka adj (equal to some requirement)
Norwegian
2 entries- adekvat adj (equal to some requirement)
- tilstrekkelig adj (equal to some requirement)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- nuach adj (equal to some requirement)
Polish
2 entries- adekwatny adj (equal to some requirement)
- odpowiedni adj (equal to some requirement)
Portuguese
2 entries- adequado adj (equal to some requirement)
- adequar verb (to make adequate)
Romanian
1 entries- adecvat adj (equal to some requirement)
Russian
4 entries- адеква́тный adj (equal to some requirement)
- доста́точный adj (equal to some requirement)
- подходя́щий adj (equal to some requirement)
- соотве́тствующий adj (equal to some requirement)
Spanish
1 entries- adecuado adj (equal to some requirement)
Swedish
2 entries- adekvat adj (equal to some requirement)
- tillämplig adj (equal to some requirement)
Thai
1 entries- สอดคล้อง adj (equal to some requirement)
Turkish
3 entries- uygun adj (equal to some requirement)
- yeterli adj (equal to some requirement)
- eşitlemek verb (to make adequate)
Ukrainian
1 entries- адеква́тний adj (equal to some requirement)
Vietnamese
2 entries- đầy đủ adj (equal to some requirement)
- đủ adj (equal to some requirement)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַדעקוואַט adj (equal to some requirement)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
That threw adequate light on his feelings toward her.
Source: tatoeba (43088)
The pay is not adequate for a family of six.
Source: tatoeba (48719)
This meal is adequate for two.
Source: tatoeba (58375)
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