enough

Just the right

Enough can operate as an adjective, adverb, or pronoun to convey the idea of sufficiency: Make sure there’s enough food for everyone. Do you need more time or is that enough?

Enough is also one of a handful of frequent words in English in which the letters gh are pronounced as /f/.

sufficiency

adequate

Barely meeting standards

  • sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
  • ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
  • plentySufficient quantity, and then some

satisfactory · acceptable · passable · tolerable · decent · competent · commensurate · requisite · adequacy · sufficiency

cessation

stop

Cease all motion

  • haltComplete sudden stop
  • endFinal portion or cessation
  • no moreQuantity has ended

cease · desist · quit · finished · done · over · conclude · terminate · discontinue · refrain

satiety

fullness

State of being complete

satiated · replete · stuffed · gorged · filled · quenched · nourished · fed · glutted · surfeited

limit

boundary

Line marking a limit

ceiling · limitation · constraint · quota · cutoff · stopping point · upper bound · breaking point · tipping point · last straw

exasperation

fed up

Out of patience

irritated · exasperated · at wit's end · had it · weary · worn out · boiling point · tantrum · outburst · final straw

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Opposites
sufficiency

enoughinsufficient

Below required quantity

inadequate · too little · not enough · deficient · lacking

excess

enoughtoo much

Beyond acceptable limits

excessive · surplus · overabundance · superfluous · overkill

degree/intensity

enoughextremely

To an intense degree

exceedingly · hugely · very · exceptionally · highly

Phrases
Family

not enough

Familiarity
Top 500
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G