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more adequate

ADJECTIVE

enough, able

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable capable competent decent fair satisfactory sufficient suitable tolerable

STRONG

equal

WEAK

all right comfortable commensurate passable requisite sufficing unexceptional unobjectionable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate inappropriate incapable incompetent inept insufficient intolerable poor unable unacceptable unsatisfactory unsuitable

WEAK

inferior unequal unfit unqualified useless

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more adequate

In September, Construction Minister Rene Mesa Villafaña said more than 850,000 housing structures in Cuba were in need of maintenance and repair, and said the government was working to build new more adequate housing.

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023

Speaking on former NFL player Chris Long’s podcast last week, Ekeler explained that he hoped to remain with the team but is still seeking what he feels is more adequate compensation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

He called on the UK government to provide more adequate support to help councils help communities.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022

In addition to the nomination of a “qualified, non-partisan candidate to lead the Census Bureau,” Gupta says the agency is in dire need of more adequate funding.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2017

The committee also recommended more adequate controls to ensure that chemicals were adequately tested under field as well as laboratory conditions before being put on the market.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson