Synonyms of sufficiency

sufficiency

noun

sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acceptability
• adequacy
• goodness
• amplitude
• fitness
• satisfactoriness
• appropriateness
• tolerability
• suitability
• correctness
• abundance
• surplus
• suitableness
• bountifulness
• rightness
• overabundance
• excess
• seemliness
• copiousness
• properness
• surfeit
• oversupply
• opulence
• plenty
• plenitude
• plentifulness
• plenteousness
• plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• lack
• shortage
• deficit
• want
• inadequateness
• famine
• dearth
• scarcity
• poverty
• necessity
• paucity
• unsatisfactoriness
• crunch
• need
• rarity
• privation
• meagerness
• scantiness
• scarceness
• poorness
• rareness
• skimpiness
• scantness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sufficiency

What’s worrying to him is that abundance can masquerade as sufficiency. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Some have raised concerns about the cleanup’s sufficiency. — Michelle De La Uz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

For investors and boards, the central question extends beyond strategy coherence or capital sufficiency. — Bystephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026

To issue an Amber Alert, law enforcement must determine that specific statutory conditions are met, including the age of the child, law enforcement’s belief in imminent danger of serious injury or death, and the sufficiency of existing information to assist in recovery. — Itay Ravid, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026