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sufficient
Meaning: enough for a need or purpose
sufficient in a sentence
How sufficient is used in real sentences:
The evidence was sufficient to support the main claim.
Three clear examples were sufficient to prove the point.
“Their reports did not provide sufficient proof, since nobody had seen a blue moth.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for sufficient
Other words for sufficient — enough, adequate and ample — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of sufficient
Words that mean the opposite of sufficient:
- insufficient
- inadequate
Where it comes from
From Latin sufficere 'to supply, be enough' (sub- + facere 'to make').
Word parts
- fac/fect — make, do
sufficient: suf- (up to; form of sub-) + fic (make) + -ient
Memory hook
Sufficient supplies are enough to finish the job.
Practice sufficient in the app