Sufficient is an English word with synonyms like adequate or decent. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sufficient in a sentence
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Sufficient meaning
- An adequate quantity of; enough.
- A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
Synonyms of Sufficient
Using Sufficient
- The main meaning on this page is: An adequate quantity of; enough. | A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
- Useful related words include: adequate, decent, enough, comfortable.
- In the example corpus, sufficient often appears in combinations such as: sufficient to, is sufficient, be sufficient.
Example sentences (20)
The Trump campaign team had sufficient time to adjust to Kamala Harris’ late entry to the race, but she also lacked sufficient time to carve her own unique identity.
It’s not enough time to recover from birthing a child, it’s not a sufficient amount of time to figure out a schedule with a newborn, it’s not a sufficient amount of time if you’re trying to establish breastfeeding and milk supply.
If these rules are sufficient outside of the university bubble, there’s no reason they can’t be sufficient within it.
Most objective commentators agreed that he took sufficient votes to become President, but the protracted process of counting allowed the government to ensure sufficient scaling down of the figures to force a runoff.
Countries with sufficient programmes in place to limit population growth, and the ability to become self-sufficient in the future would continue to receive food aid.
However, through the late 1990s and very early 21st century, Amtrak could not add sufficient express freight revenue or cut sufficient other expenditures to break even.
If a business has sufficient liquidity, it has a sufficient amount of very liquid assets and the ability to meet its payment obligations.
If these factors do not support precipitation volumes sufficient to reach the surface over a sufficient time, the result is a drought.
In 1969 K. Kurokawa derived necessary and sufficient conditions for oscillation in negative resistance circuits, citation Eq. 10 is necessary condition for oscillation, eq. 12 is sufficient condition.
In general, a factor that is a contributory cause is not sufficient, because it is by definition accompanied by other causes, which would not count as causes if it were sufficient.
This poses two challenges: whether there will be a sufficient number of skilled workers in the work force, and whether the current pension programs will be sufficient to support the growing number of retired people.
A 60Hz TV is capable of displaying up to 60 frames per second which is sufficient for most games.
A breakdown of grades in four affordability categories shows many cities and counties are permitting sufficient expensive housing, but are failing to add enough units that moderate- and lower-income residents can afford to buy or rent.
According to the new design, plants, grass and flowers will be sufficient in the station.
According to the report submitted by Adams, no sufficient evidence to support Gonzalez’s claims were found during the investigation.
According to the rights advocates, the state has refused for years "to provide sufficient guidance to those looking to determine whether they can vote.
A county that was once rich and self-sufficient now has to go cap in hand in search of pittance from the same people who despoil its riches and rendered it beggarly.
Additionally, financial aid granted by the federal and state governments and institutions has not proved sufficient in meeting the financial needs of students.
Additionally, I believe that the company's ability to attract new customers and increase revenue through cross-selling and upselling opportunities will not be sufficient to compensate for the decrease in customer demand for additional hiring.
Addressing homelessness, I have been vocally active in ensuring we have services and locations to keep people from becoming homeless, to assist them in their homelessness, and to help them become more self-sufficient.
Common combinations with sufficient
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sufficient to 30×
- is sufficient 21×
- be sufficient 20×
- not sufficient 16×
- sufficient time 10×
- sufficient evidence 10×
- have sufficient 10×
- provide sufficient 9×
- are sufficient 7×
- sufficient in 7×