seem adequate
Frequency: 6.57.3 per million words
to appear to be sufficient or satisfactory
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Examples (10)
- The current plan doesn't seem adequate to address the complexity of the issue.
- His explanation did not seem adequate for the serious nature of the situation.
- The emergency supplies might seem adequate now, but we should order more just in case.
- Does the security for the event seem adequate to you?
- At first glance, the hotel room seemed perfectly adequate for our short stay.
- Simply saying sorry will not seem adequate after such a huge mistake.
- To the inexperienced user, the software's features might seem adequate, but they are quite limited.
- If the funding doesn't seem adequate, we will have to postpone the research project.
- What seemed adequate yesterday is no longer sufficient for today's challenges.
- While the training may seem adequate on paper, it lacks practical application.