| Main Entry: | sufficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enough, adequate |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, agreeable, all right*, ample, aplenty, appreciate, comfortable, commensurable, commensurate, common, competent, copious, decent, due, galore, pleasing, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, proportionate, satisfactory, sufficing, tolerable, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unobjectionable |
| Notes: | adequate tends toward the qualitative and sufficient toward the quantitative, so adequate is 'suitable to something' and sufficient is 'enough for something' |
Antonyms: |
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, poor, wanting |
| Main Entry: | abundant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plentiful, large in number |
Synonyms: |
abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, crawling with, cup runs over with, eco-rich, exuberant, filled, full, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, lousy with, luxuriant, mucho, no end of, overflowing, plate is full of, plenteous, plenty, profuse, rich, rolling in, stinking with, sufficient, teeming |
Antonyms: |
lacking, rare, scarce, sparse |
| Main Entry: | acceptable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory, agreeable |
Synonyms: |
A-OK, adequate, admissible, all right, average, big*, common, cooking with gas, cool*, copacetic, decent, delightful, fair, hep, hip*, hunky-dory, in the swim, kosher*, large, okay, on the ball, on the beam, passable, peachy keen, pleasant, pleasing, respectable, right on, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, trendy, unexceptional, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome |
| Main Entry: | adequate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enough, able |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, all right, capable, comfortable, commensurate, competent, decent, equal, fair, passable, requisite, satisfactory, sufficient, sufficing, suitable, tolerable, unexceptional, unobjectionable |
| Notes: | adequate tends toward the qualitative and sufficient toward the quantitative, so adequate is 'suitable to something' and sufficient is 'enough for something' |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, inferior, insufficient, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, useless |
| Main Entry: | all right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, adequate, appropriate, average, decent, fair, fit, fitting, good, hunky-dory, okay, okey-dokey, passable, proper, satisfying, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, unexceptional, unobjectionable |
Antonyms: |
unsatisfactory |
| Main Entry: | comfortable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affluent, wealthy |
Synonyms: |
ample, easy, enough, prosperous, substantial, sufficient, suitable, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do |
Antonyms: |
destitute, hopeless, needy, pitiable, poor, uncomfortable, wretched |
| Main Entry: | commensurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adequate, corresponding |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, coextensive, comparable, compatible, consistent, due, equal, equivalent, fit, fitting, in accord, proportionate, sufficient, symmetrical |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, inappropriate, incommensurate, unacceptable, unfitting |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
Synonyms: |
adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
| Main Entry: | effective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | productive, persuasive |
Synonyms: |
able, active, adequate, capable, cogent, compelling, competent, convincing, direct, effectual, efficacious, efficient, emphatic, energetic, forceful, forcible, having lead in pencil, impressive, live, moving, on the ball, operative, playing hardball, potent, powerful, powerhouse, practical, producing, resultant, serviceable, serving, sound, striking, sufficient, telling, trenchant, useful, valid, virtuous, wicked*, yielding |
Antonyms: |
fruitless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, unproductive, useless, weak |
| Main Entry: | enough |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plenty |
Synonyms: |
abundant, acceptable, adequate, all right already, ample, bellyful, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, competent, complete, copious, decent, enough already, fed up*, full, had it, last straw, lavish, plenteous, plentiful, replete, satisfactory, satisfying, sick and tired of, sufficient, sufficing, suitable, unlimited, up to here |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, insufficient |