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
But the designer explained in his letter that the seasonal campaign is more focused on the theme of dependency and the support of a community, dismissing self sufficiency.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
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
Christian Science teaches that God, good, is the Principle controlling our purpose, place, health, and sufficiency every moment.
—Diane Collins, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
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
Christian Science teaches that God, good, is the Principle controlling our purpose, place, health, and sufficiency every moment.
—Diane Collins, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiency
Noun
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The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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People who feel othered often describe exhaustion from performing acceptability.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The Chicago Law Review article offers a formula for estimating the costs of a UBI proposal and the adequacy of funding ideas using population, income, and tax data from 2017 and 2018.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Even more goodness to check out!—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiency. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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