Hyphenation of adequate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word adequate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ad-e-quate

Definitions of adequate:

1.	Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task She had adequate training Her training was adequate She was adequate to the job He was equal to the task
2.	Sufficient for the purpose An adequate income The food was adequate A decent wage Enough food Food enough
3.	About average Acceptable More than adequate as a secretary

Synonyms of adequate:

adj	adequate, adequate to, capable, equal to, up to, competent, satisfactory
adj	decent, enough, sufficient
adj	passable, fair to middling, satisfactory

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.