SUFFICIENTLY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

sufficiently

adverb

as in enough

in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction after eight tutoring sessions, I felt sufficiently prepared for the entrance exam

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as in good

in a satisfactory way it's not great literature, but this whodunit is sufficiently suspenseful

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Recent Examples of sufficiently But until storage, grid flexibility, and firm low-carbon capacity scale sufficiently to cover peak demand and periods of low wind or hydro output, coal will continue to serve as the system’s fallback. —

Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The state does not sufficiently fund services for people who become addicted to gambling via the sports-betting apps on their phones, mental health experts say, and there are not enough therapists trained to treat gambling addiction. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 June 2026 So was the island sufficiently fed by the end of the finale? —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 June 2026 Another judge actually did issue an order blocking the fund from going forward saying that what the administration provided wasn't sufficiently satisfactory about whether the administration was really moving forward with this fund. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 June 2026 As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 Some were as young as eighteen, some were sufficiently ancient to have made it to fifty-five. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The Defense Ministry said weapons trading is already sufficiently regulated by existing national defense laws and the EU arms export criteria, the same report said. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiently

Adverb

Jace and his steed climbed free, high into the sky, just long enough for American viewers to have a quick bathroom break.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 June 2026
The La Roja boss didn’t react quickly enough to the situation, instead opting for more of the same after the halftime break – rightly or wrongly relying on his mainstay players who largely brought him to this point – and didn’t change anyone until the 71st minute.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 21 June 2026