enough synonyms

enough

modif.

  1. As much as necessary or desirable

    sufficient, adequate, ample, plenty, abundant, full, replete, plenteous, acceptable, copious, satisfactory, complete, plentiful, satisfying, bounteous, lavish, unlimited, suitable.

    Antonyms inadequate*, deficient*, insufficient. *

  2. Sufficiently

    satisfactorily, amply, abundantly; see adequately 1.

  3. Fully

    quite, rather, just; see very.

  4. Just adequately

    tolerably, fairly, barely; see adequately 2.

enough and sufficient agree in describing that which satisfies a requirement exactly and is neither more nor less in amount than is needed enough food for a week, a word to the wise is sufficient; adequate suggests the meeting of an acceptable (sometimes barely so) standard of fitness or suitability the supporting players were adequate

enough

n.

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