As adjectives the difference between adequate and suspense
is that
adequate is while
suspense is (obsolete) held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
As a noun suspense is
the condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
adequate English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.
* De Quincey
- Ireland had no adequate champion.
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Empty House
- All day, as I drove upon my round, I turned over the case in my mind and found no explanation which appeared to me to be adequate .
Antonyms
* inadequate
Verb
( adequat)
(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
- (Fotherby)
(obsolete) To equal.
- It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. — Shelford.
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suspense Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
( -)
The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
* Alexander Pope
- a cool suspense from pleasure and from pain
the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
* Denham
- Ten days the prophet in suspense remained.
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
Derived terms
* suspenseful
Related terms
* cliffhanger
* tenterhook
Adjective
( -)
(obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
* Milton
- [The great light of day] suspense in heaven.
(obsolete) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
* Milton
- Expectation held his look suspense .
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