sufficient

[suh-fish-uhnt] / səˈfɪʃ ənt /

ADJECTIVE

enough, adequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable ample plentiful satisfactory tolerable

WEAK

agreeable all right aplenty appreciate comfortable commensurable commensurate common competent copious decent due galore pleasing plenteous plenty proportionate sufficing unexceptionable unexceptional unobjectionable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insufficient meager unacceptable unsatisfactory

WEAK

deficient inadequate lacking poor wanting

Example Sentences

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Konate said that the investigating judge in Gassama's case had Tuesday issued an order declaring there was sufficient evidence for him to be tried by the correctional court.

From Barron's

The National Assembly for Wales opened in 1999 and from the very start there was a big debate if the powers it had to run the NHS, education and councils were sufficient.

From BBC

Declines in Alibaba stock on Monday may indicate that investors do not see Chinese fiscal stimulus plans as being sufficient enough to offset the slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

From Barron's

“Supplies for air defense must be sufficient and timely, especially now, when we need them most. There must be no delays in protecting lives,” he wrote before dawn on Saturday.

From Barron's

The current infrastructure isn’t sufficient to transport all that power.

From The Wall Street Journal

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