What are some opposite words for sufficient?
Antonyms for sufficient
səˈfɪʃ əntsuf·fi·cient
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term sufficient.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Antonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessSynonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, suitablePreposition:
Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
sufficient
Antonyms:
inadequate, unequal, incompetent, unqualified, unadapted, insufficient, unsuited, meagre, bare, scanty, short, deficientSynonyms:
adequate, equal, competent, satisfactory, tit, qualified, adapted, suited, enough, ample
Princeton's WordNet
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sufficientadjective
Antonyms:
insufficient, inadequateSynonyms:
adequate
How to use sufficient in a sentence?
We will declare IOC with an older version of the software that does not have all the fixes in it. They (Marine Corps) have ways of mitigating those problems which they feel are sufficient for them to go to war.
For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
When I came into this role, the recommendation was brought to me that Secretary James Mattis had, he had convened a review, and that recommendation was brought to me. I did not find that sufficient, so I convened my own review, so I can ensure from top to bottom, there's the appropriate accountability. I do not know when that will be complete, but I have to assume that much of the work that's been done to date can be used.
House Speaker Michael Madigan:
There will be a complaint the state does not have sufficient money to pay for that budget, and I’ve said for the last year and a half, I’m prepared to negotiate with the governor to find the money to pay for those services.
Well, in fact the American people did decide -- back in 2012 when they elected me president of the United States with sufficient electoral votes, i think (Garland) had a pretty good sense of the posture that Majority Leader McConnell took immediately after Justice Scalia's passing.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#402 | low | |
#613 | light | |
#746 | short | |
#1711 | poor | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#6959 | bare | |
#8525 | lean | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10226 | useless | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#21173 | depleted | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#25409 | unequal | |
#26977 | disqualified | |
#29086 | unqualified | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#37811 | skimpy | |
#67164 | scanty | |
#67860 | meagre | |
#93747 | unsuited |
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