Adequate and Exceptional

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Adequate adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.

Usage example: this old computer is probably adequate if you just want to type a term paper

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Exceptional is an antonym for adequate.

Nearby Words: adequately, adequacy, adequation

Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

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Adequate is an antonym for exceptional.

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Exceptional and Adequate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adequate/exceptional

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