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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Amy Jeffress:

   Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and I went to the FBI today to review the materials that were previously produced to Congress relating to Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page proposed interview, but after waiting for more than three hours, we were not provided with any documents, we have asked The Committees to schedule another date that would allow sufficient time for Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page to prepare. The Committees have not honored this request. As a result, Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page is not going to appear for an interview at this time.

2. Fabrice:

   If the government created a bullshit tax, it would be immediately self-sufficient!

3. Mariana Kersh:

   Bone adaptation usually occurs in response to dynamic repetitive movements that the body is not accustomed to seeing, the strain on the bone must also be of sufficient magnitude( higher than usual) to induce adaptation. With what we know about how bone responds to mechanical loading, changing posture alone would likely not result in bone changes, especially within a single lifetime.

4. Michael Kugelman:

   At this point, there's sufficient goodwill in India-Pakistan relations to weather this attack. Saboteurs won't win this one.

5. David Stilwell:

   To date, and then given the retraction of the Extradition Act, the determination is still that Hong Kong is in accordance with the Hong Kong Policy Act, has sufficient autonomy to continue, withdrawing the extradition law is a very positive step.