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

Global hyperscalers are seeking Asian markets with sufficient land, electricity and grid capacity, Leenart said.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
According to iGarden, the K70 can operate for up to seven hours in floor-only cleaning mode, giving it sufficient runtime to tackle substantial cleaning tasks without interruption.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of sufficient

Verb

Servers remain an essential part of the dining experience and always accompany the robot; the high-tech partner primarily takes the weight of heavy serving trays off human shoulders.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Eisenkot, a former military chief, has up to six weeks to form a government that would end the tenure of Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of serving

Verb

An 18-year-old accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian while allegedly doing car stunts in New Haven over the summer was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Brown said the district is doing a full review of its eligibility process so these mistakes don’t happen again.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of doing

Adjective

Why not, then, return to 2016 spending amounts which seemed satisfactory at the time?

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Harriot quickly found a convenient formula for how many were arranged in a square pyramid based on the number in the bottom row and was able to present Raleigh with a satisfactory solution.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfactory

Verb

Under the proposal, states could also designate other activities as satisfying the requirement.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
An evening spent learning something absorbing can be satisfying simply because the world feels a little less familiar afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of satisfying

Adjective

March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Aries March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of reasonable

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