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sufficient

sufficient

447 2.8
Enough to do what is needed
  • adjective
  • /səˈfɪʃənt/
translation icon : suficiente
  • You had clear motive to do this, and there's more than sufficient evidence to believe that it was you.
  • provide sufficient information
  • sufficient information
  • sufficient support

You just have to pursue it with sufficient faith, right?

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Examples

  • Have I got sufficient resources to fight gun crime?

  • Whatever water resources are available in the strip were sufficient for these projects and activities.

    Academic text (2011)
  • These two things are sufficient in practice.

  • It's pretty clearly sufficient to have the fixed point.

  • So we have a sufficient number to cover.

  • You just have to pursue it with sufficient faith, right?

  • Others felt that begging was no longer a sufficient means of supporting our growing order.

  • They did not have sufficient security.

  • We have sufficient cause to arrest the guy if he's home now.

  • The instructions provided were sufficient for anyone to complete the task successfully.

Synonyms

enough
vssufficient
1.0

Having the amount needed for a purpose

is exactly what the situation needs without providing anything extra
good enough
vssufficient
641 1.9

Not perfect but good for what you need

is used when meeting needs but not exceeding what is required
adequate
vssufficient
234 2.7

Enough in amount or quality to meet a need

implies meeting needs without adding extra or being exceptional
good enough for
vssufficient
185 2.0

Enough quality or ability to do what is needed

focuses on meeting needs but without offering more than necessary
ample
vssufficient
104 3.7

More than enough for what is needed

limits provision to just what is required rather than excess
satisfactory
vssufficient
81 2.3

Good enough to meet a need but not very good

stresses meeting needs practically rather than praising quality

Antonyms

118 4.4

Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed

86 3.6

Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need

How Adequate

abundant
77 3.0
ample
104 3.7
sufficient
447 2.8
adequate
234 2.7
insufficient
86 3.6

Surface Forms

sufficient positive
sufficienter comparative
sufficientest superlative

Morphology

sufficient = suffice (transparent) = suffice + ent

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-ent' on the verb 'suffice', so the adjective meaning 'enough' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Sufficient comes from a Latin word that meant 'to be enough' and shares the same root as suffice. So, if something is sufficient it simply 'is enough' for a purpose.