Guide 317 / 366 6 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “adequate”
6 alternatives for "adequate" with different register fits.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"adequate" is the everyday word. The swaps below pick a sharper register — formal for documents and reports, neutral for general use, informal for casual writing.
ii · The swaps6 ways
- 01Equal neutral
general use
A equal approach.
- 02Decent neutral
general use
A decent approach.
- 03Enough neutral
general use
A enough approach.
- 04Passable neutral
general use
A passable approach.
- 05Tolerable formal
formal contexts
A tolerable approach.
- 06Fair to middling formal
formal contexts
A fair to middling approach.