Synonyms of sufficed

sufficed

verb

past tense of suffice

as in did

to be enough

I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• did
• served
• satisfied
• suited
• answered
• contented
• quenched
• satiated
• assuaged
• sated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sufficed

For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

The contact looked incidental and accidental, not forceful and deliberate, and a free kick sufficed. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 June 2026

He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed. — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era. — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

Everybody was on their best behavior Monday night, with the possible exception of one crucial play, and the clutch shot-making of Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more than sufficed as great theater. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026

Pointing out that Jeanty has recorded 6, 8 and 6 receptions in his last three games would have probably sufficed at the case for this prop bet. — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

While there has been a boom in development, demand hasn’t sufficed to fill them. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

Soon, though, Shahn began to doubt whether such pleasant, inoffensive paintings sufficed. — Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025