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sufficient

[suh-fish-uhnt] / səˈfɪʃ ənt /
ADJECTIVE
enough, adequate
Synonyms
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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
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insufficient meager unacceptable unsatisfactory
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deficient inadequate lacking poor wanting

Example Sentences

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“But the effects are modest and the evidence is not yet sufficient to support using genetic information to guide treatment decisions in routine clinical practice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The findings confirmed that even compact tools were sufficient to meet key objectives, including identifying rocks important for astrobiology and resource exploration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

When fertilizer arrives late or becomes too expensive to buy in sufficient quantities, farmers are left to either reduce the amount they use, plant fewer crops or switch to crops that need less fertilizer.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The reduction is due to delays in procuring sufficient high-bandwidth memory from suppliers SK Hynix and Micron Technology, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Then the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the keen appetites of growing children, we had scarcely sufficient to keep alive a delicate invalid.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë