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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. Leon Cizelj:

    If somebody was able to cause the meltdown of the reactors,( gases) could escape in the atmosphere and the would travel with the wind until they are washed out of the atmosphere, with distance, dilution happens -- so very soon, the dilution becomes sufficient that the impact becomes not very serious for the environment and for people's health.

  2. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

    It is deeply disturbing that the initial steps of the talks have been undermined by the continuous lack of sufficient humanitarian access, and by a sudden increase of aerial bombings and military activities within Syria.

  3. Administrator Mark Rosekind:

    We are taking any actions allowed under the law to hold manufacturers accountable. But it's clear to any unbiased observer that the law does not currently provide our agency with sufficient authority to hold bad actors fully accountable.

  4. Hagai Misgav:

    It seems that Elihana maintained her right to property and financial independence even after her marriage and therefore her father’s name was retained; however, we do not have sufficient information about the law in Judah during this period.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    I don't foresee any legislative action being taken in this Congress. And I don't foresee any real action being taken until the American public feels a sufficient sense of urgency and they say to themselves, 'This is not normal, this is something that we can change, and we're going to change it,'.


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