Synonyms for sufficiency
səˈfɪʃ ən sisuf·fi·cien·cy

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1. sufficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   sufficience

2. sufficiencynoun

   Quality or condition of being sufficient.

   Synonyms:
   sufficience

3. sufficiencynoun

   An adequate amount.

   Synonyms:
   sufficience

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1. sufficiencynoun

   sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

   "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

   Synonyms:
   enough, adequacy

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy

2. enough, sufficiencynoun

   an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

   "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"

   Synonyms:
   enough, adequacy

   Antonyms:
   inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency

3. sufficiency, adequacynoun

   the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

   "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

   Synonyms:
   adequateness, enough, adequacy

   Antonyms:
   inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

Matched Categories

1. • Quality
   • Relative Quantity
   • Wealth

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1. sufficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   adequacy, enough, competence, plenty, ample supply

2. sufficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   ability, qualification, capacity

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1. sufficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   enough, adequacy, competence

   Antonyms:
   insufficiency, inadequacy

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1. List of paraphrases for "sufficiency":

   adequacy, self-sufficiency, kefaya, complacency, solvency

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1. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman:

   The scientific community, public health officials, and others have raised serious doubt about the steps taken to ensure the safety and efficacy of the herbal dietary supplements taken daily by millions of Americans, as part of a broader investigation, NYAG is reviewing the sufficiency of the measures manufacturers and retailers are taking to independently assess the validity of their representations and advertising in connection with the sale of herbal supplements.

2. Krijn Poppe:

   You see in a lot of countries there is interest in local production. In Russia it's influenced by a self-sufficiency policy, with Saudi Arabia it's driven by food security.

3. Krijn Poppe:

   In future we have to feed more people, and agriculture is becoming part of geopolitics, you see in a lot of countries there is interest in local production. In Russia it's influenced by a self-sufficiency policy.

4. Daniel Redondo:

   We don't believe in self sufficiency. We believe in supplying the country's needs, self sufficiency would imply to have an exportable surplus and that is not going to happen soon.

5. Bree Newsome:

   Teenagers have been having fights, including fights involving knives, for eons. We do not need police to address these situationsby showing up to the scene and using a weapon against one of the teenagers. TUCKER CARLSON: JURY VERDICT IN DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL A CRY OF 'PLEASE DON'T HURT US' Everyone should be frightened that the ruling [W]hite elite have done such a thoroughly successful job of not only disconnecting us from the means of basic self-sufficiency, but also convincing us we need armed [W]hite officers to manage our children and communities.