⏰ As much as needed ✅ Sufficient 🍽️ A sufficient amount

enough

2 1.0

An amount that satisfies a need

noun
/ɪˈnʌf/

: lo suficiente

The team gathered enough evidence to support their claim.
Enough said
Good enough

And then they finally said enough's enough, give these guys the gear.

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Examples

You do not have enough cash in the bank right now.
Isn't half a million enough for many people?
There's just not enough time in the day, right?
And we really didn't know enough of what was going on.
And there isn't enough research around why this happens.
After searching for hours, we finally found enough food to feed everyone.
There is enough light in the room to read comfortably.

Synonyms

plenty

vsenough

∞ 1.0

A large amount that is more than needed

provides what is required without suggesting extra

plenty of

vsenough

∞ 1.0

A large amount of something more than you need

focuses on providing what is necessary rather than an overabundance

excess

vsenough

108 3.3

An amount more than needed or allowed

means having what is required without being excessive

abundance

vsenough

91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

refers to meeting needs without implying a very large quantity

fill

vsenough

34 2.0

Enough of something to satisfy a need or desire

refers broadly to having what is needed for a purpose

sufficiency

vsenough

20 5.9

Enough of something for a particular purpose

expresses having what is needed generally rather than as a formal term

enough to go around

vsenough

7 2.3

There is enough for everyone to have some

is used for meeting a single need, not for sharing among people

surplus

vsenough

1 3.4

More than what is needed or wanted

covers the basic idea of meeting needs rather than leftovers

Antonyms

inadequate

118 4.4

Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed

insufficient

86 3.6

Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need

Idioms

good enough for

185 2.0

Enough quality or ability to do what is needed

soon enough

171 1.7

Happens at a time that is early enough, not too late

sure enough

58 2.7

Shows that something happens exactly as expected

enough to go around

7 2.3

There is enough for everyone to have some

good enough to eat

Informal

5 3.9

So pretty it looks like you could eat it

to give someone enough rope

Informal

3 8.6

Let someone act freely until they make a mistake

surprisingly enough

3 4.4

Says that something is not expected but is true

mad enough to chew nails

Archaic

9.9

Very angry and ready to do something extreme

to give enough rope

Informal

8.7

Allow someone freedom to show ability or make mistakes that reveal their true character

old enough to bleed, old enough to breed

Offensive

9.9

A saying that claims a girl who has started her period is ready for sex and to have children

Compounds

good enough

641 1.9

Not perfect but good for what you need

right enough

2 6.3

Correct enough to be useful

sure-enough

Informal

1 8.1

Clearly real and not fake to show you really mean it

How Much

abundance

91 3.3

plenty

∞ 1.0

enough

2 1.0

sufficiency

20 5.9

Surface Forms

enough singular

enoughs plural

Etymology

Enough comes from an old English word genog meaning 'plenty', and it is like the German word genug. So as a noun, enough is the 'amount' that meets a need.