Collocations for adequate - adj.
VERBS
be, prove, seem | remain | consider sth, think sth
The trains were not considered adequate for use on the modern railways.
The trains were not considered adequate for use on the modern railways.
ADV.
really, very | perfectly, quite, totally | more than
The system is more than adequate to deal with any problems.
The system is more than adequate to deal with any problems.
barely, hardly, less than, not entirely, not wholly
The grants given to students are less than adequate.
The grants given to students are less than adequate.
more or less
The amount of money we have been given is more or less adequate.
The amount of money we have been given is more or less adequate.
still | no longer
PREP.
for
The old computer is still perfectly adequate for most tasks.
The old computer is still perfectly adequate for most tasks.