SUFFICING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

sufficing 1 of 2

adjective

as in sufficient

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sufficing

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verb

present participle of suffice

as in serving

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

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Adjective

If the judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
As a result, cash flow is no longer sufficient to keep feeding the beast, prompting companies to issue bonds and fresh stock.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of sufficient

Verb

Consider reaching out to these locations about serving as practical access points for basic health services, such as mobile clinics, periodic screenings or connected health kiosks that enable remote consultations.

— Sas Mukherjee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Performance Inspired Nutrition, co-founded by Mark Wahlberg and Tom Dowd, sells whey protein powder with 25 grams of protein per serving.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of serving

Adjective

Today, some of the world’s most critical infrastructure sits on the seabed with far less attention, mostly because adequate tech doesn't exist.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Employees didn’t take adequate measures to minimize staff travel costs contrary to state policy.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Definition of adequate

Verb

Where looksmaxxing or sleepmaxxing push you to squeeze more results out of a habit, slowmaxxing asks you to squeeze more meaning out of doing less.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Crews doing the shoring work have to take precautions because their job is inherently risky, according to structural engineer Matthew Roblez.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of doing

Adjective

The fifth season will have a really hard time wrapping up everything in a satisfactory way at this point.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Kelley said the company believed the existing easement was satisfactory and wasn’t told otherwise until after investing years of work on he project.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Definition of satisfactory

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Part of what draws readers to particular genre books, whether on Amazon or at airport kiosks, is the fealty to hyper-specific tropes and reliable plot patterns, the predictable and satisfying arcs of its heroines and heroes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Tapert admitted that such moves, while ultimately satisfying, also come with a bit of trepidation.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of satisfying

Adjective

Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

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