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Antonyms 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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sufficiencynoun

    sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

    "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

    Antonyms:
    deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy

    Synonyms:
    enough, adequacy

  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"

    Antonyms:
    inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency

    Synonyms:
    enough, adequacy

  3. sufficiency, adequacynoun

    the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

    "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

    Antonyms:
    inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

    Synonyms:
    adequateness, enough, adequacy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sufficiencynoun

    Antonyms:
    insufficiency, inadequacy

    Synonyms:
    enough, adequacy, competence

How to use sufficiency in a sentence?

  1. Elvira Nabiullina:

    The situation is such that we must consider also covering demand for reserves connected with limited access to the markets, (and) with the outflow of capital, for a longer period than is proposed by standard approaches to reserve sufficiency, therefore one of the tasks over the period ahead is to grow the reserves over the course of years.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Ken Cuccinelli:

    The principle driving it is an old American value and that's self-sufficiency, it will also have the long-term benefit of protecting taxpayers by ensuring people who are immigrating to this country don't become public burdens, that they can stand on their own two feet, as immigrants in years past have done.

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