SUFFICIENCIES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sufficiency

noun

sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē

Definition of sufficiency

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 What’s worrying to him is that abundance can masquerade as sufficiency. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Some have raised concerns about the cleanup’s sufficiency. — Michelle De La Uz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026 For investors and boards, the central question extends beyond strategy coherence or capital sufficiency. — Bystephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026 To issue an Amber Alert, law enforcement must determine that specific statutory conditions are met, including the age of the child, law enforcement’s belief in imminent danger of serious injury or death, and the sufficiency of existing information to assist in recovery. — Itay Ravid, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sufficiency

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Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
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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The formula set a district’s adequacy target based on factors like demographics, enrollment and student needs.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Employers and health plans should evaluate newly available claims data to assess timing and adequacy of prenatal visits, postpartum visits, and appropriate vaccination both before and during pregnancy to protect the mother and her newborn.

— Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026

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