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Synonyms for sufficient
səˈfɪʃ əntsuf·fi·cient

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 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 Antonyms3.0 / 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 WordNet4.0 / 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 Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. sufficientadjective

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

  2. sufficientadjective

    Synonyms:
    qualified, fit, able

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sufficientadjective

    Synonyms:
    adequate

    Antonyms:
    insufficient, inadequate

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How to use sufficient in a sentence?

  1. Lindsey Graham:

    What I am looking for is the predicate for the search, was the information provided to the judge sufficient and necessary to authorize a raid on the former president's home within ninety days of the midterm election ? I am urging, actually insisting, the DOJ and the FBI lay their cards on the table as to why this course of action was necessary.

  2. Paul Jepson:

    There are plenty of things that eat slugs and really love them. But the problem is they're not sufficient.

  3. Edmund Burke:

    Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have right that these wants should be provided for, including the want of a sufficient restraint upon their passions.

  4. The Pope:

    I will not say a single word about this, i believe the statement speaks for itself. And you have the sufficient journalistic ability to make your conclusions. It's an act of trust.

  5. Amy Mashburn:

    The statement by the victim that it happened, without a strong reason to question it, would be sufficient, being false alone is not enough.


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