ENOUGH


Meaning of ENOUGH in English

I. adjective

Synonyms: sufficient 1, adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, satisfactory, sufficing

II. adverb

1.

in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies some condition

unstable enough to react with water

Synonyms: adequately, sufficiently

Related Word: abundantly, amply; acceptably, admissibly, satisfactorily; commensurately, proportionately

2.

in a tolerable degree

she sang well enough

Synonyms: averagely, fairly, moderately, passably, rather, so-so, tolerably

Related Word: acceptably, decently, satisfactorily

III. noun

as much as is needed or wanted

we have enough for all of our needs

Synonyms: adequacy, competence, sufficiency, sufficient

Related Word: abundance, ampleness, plenty

Contrasted words: inadequateness; deficiency, deficit, lack, shortage, want; outage, ullage, wantage

Antonyms: inadequacy, insufficiency

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