Ideally and Inadequately

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Ideally adverb - Without any flaws or errors.

Usage example: an ideally executed routine on the parallel bars that earned him perfect scores from the judges

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Inadequately is an antonym for ideally.

Nearby Words: ideal, idealistic

Inadequately adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

Usage example: she did the job quickly, but inadequately

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Ideally is an antonym for inadequately.

Nearby Words: inadequate, inadequacy

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Inadequately and Ideally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideally/inadequately

Ideally & Inadequately. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideally/inadequately>.

Inadequately or Ideally. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideally/inadequately.

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