Synonyms for sufficient
səˈfɪʃ əntsuf·fi·cient

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 8 votes

1. sufficient

   Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.

   Synonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, suitable

   Antonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. sufficient

   Synonyms:
   adequate, equal, competent, satisfactory, tit, qualified, adapted, suited, enough, ample

   Antonyms:
   inadequate, unequal, incompetent, unqualified, unadapted, insufficient, unsuited, meagre, bare, scanty, short, deficient

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. sufficientadjective

   of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

   "sufficient food"

   Antonyms:
   poor, low, light, depleted, short, shy(p), lean, deficient, skimpy, scant(p), inadequate, insufficient

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   adequate (to supply a want), ENOUGH, competent, ample, satisfactory

2. sufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   qualified, fit, able

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1. sufficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   adequate

   Antonyms:
   insufficient, inadequate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sufficient":

   enough, adequate, sufficiently, insufficient, ample, inadequate, satisfactory, suffice, full, appropriate, fully, adequately, necessary, proper

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1. Med Jones:

   The main difference in the speed of recovery between Argentina in post-2001 and Thailand in post-1997 crises is the exports. Fiscal discipline is necessary but not sufficient without export-driven economic growth. Too much debt can result in prolonged stagnation similar to the Japanese lost-decade of 1990s. With inflation risk on the rise, we could see more socioeconomic troubles and political unrest in economies with thin middle class. 2011-2012 will be challenging for many policy makers.

2. Vasily Kashin:

   Before we had to use amphibious landing ships to carry supplies to Syria. But now they are not sufficient and we are creating a new class of military transports which are part of the navy but in fact are pure cargo ships.

3. Sharlene Wolchik:

   The good news is that we know a fair amount about the protective factors that reduce this risk, when divorce is followed by a new family structure in which parents have high quality relationships with their children, children spend sufficient time with each parent so their relationships can be meaningful and children are not directly or indirectly exposed to conflict between the parents, children can be resilient and thrive despite the stress of divorce.

4. Nick Stamenkovic:

   Investors are betting that despite all the opposition from his own party, (Greek Prime Minister Alexis) Tsipras will get sufficient votes to pass the reforms today.

5. Alexander Hamilton, Loth, Dave, Alexander Hamilton, Portrait of a Prodigy, Rahway, Carrick & Evans, Inc., 1939:

   The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them, for opposition to tyranny and oppression, very naturally leads them to a contempt and disregard of all authority.