Adequate vs. Appropriate
Difference Between Adequate and Appropriate
Adequateadjective
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
powers adequate to a great workan adequate definitionAppropriateadjective
Suitable or fit; proper.
The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.Adequateverb
(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
Appropriateadjective
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place.While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended.Adequateverb
(obsolete) To equal.
Appropriateadjective
(obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
Adequateadjective
(sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task;
she had adequate trainingher training was adequateshe was adequate to the jobAppropriateverb
To make suitable; to suit.
Adequateadjective
enough to meet a purpose;
an adequate incomethe food was adequatea decent wageenough foodfood enoughAppropriateverb
(transitive) To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.Adequateadjective
about average; acceptable;
more than adequate as a secretaryAppropriateverb
(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.to appropriate money for the increase of the navyAppropriateverb
To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
Appropriateverb
give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;
I will earmark this money for your researchAppropriateverb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitantsThe army seized the townThe militia captured the castleAppropriateadjective
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc;
a book not appropriate for childrena funeral conducted the appropriate solemnityit seems that an apology is appropriateAppropriateadjective
appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Appropriateadjective
meant or adapted for an occasion or use;
a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy dutynot an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancyAppropriateadjective
suitable and fitting;
the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearingAppropriateadjective
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;
the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal imagesan apt reply
