as in acceptability
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the sufficiency of the portions is such that you will leave the restaurant with a full stomach but without doggie bags
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Recent Examples of sufficiency
For those of you who don't know, demurrers challenge the legal sufficiency of the plaintiff's complaint.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026
But Chief Judge William Pryor pressed Klugh on the sufficiency of the pleadings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
To determine the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate judges identified the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026
But Chief Judge William Pryor pressed Klugh on the sufficiency of the pleadings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
To determine the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate judges identified the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiency
Noun
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Arkansas House and Senate Education Committees have been reviewing the most recent public school funding adequacy report.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under the proposal, schools furthest from adequacy would receive priority for new dollars.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ham will speak for you, and your Easter meal memory will be packed with goodness.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Thank goodness for the re-enter rule used in spring training.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiency. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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