Adequate and Objectionable

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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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Objectionable is an antonym for adequate.

Nearby Words: adequately, adequacy, adequation

Objectionable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.

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Adequate is an antonym for objectionable.

Nearby Word: objection

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

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