enough

enough
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. adequate, sufficient, satisfactory, equal; ample, abundant, plenteous. See sufficiency. Ant., insufficient.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [As much as necessary or deSirable]
Syn. sufficient, adequate, ample, plenty, abundant, full, replete, plenteous, acceptable, copious, satisfactory, complete, plentiful, satisfying, bounteous, lavish, unlimited, suitable.
Ant. inadequate*, deficient, insufficient.
2. [Sufficiently]
Syn. satisfactorily, amply, abundantly; see adequately 1 .
3. [Fully]
Syn. quite, rather, just; see very .
4. [Just adequately]
Syn. tolerably, fairly, barely; see adequately 2 .
Syn.- enough and sufficient agree in describing that which satisfies a requirement exactly and is neither more nor less in amount than is needed [enough food for a week, a word to the wise is sufficient] ; adequate suggests the meeting of an acceptable (sometimes barely so) standard of fitness or suitability [ the supporting players were adequate] n.
Syn. abundance, sufficiency, adequacy; see plenty .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
sufficient, ample, plenty, adequate, acceptable, satisfactory, abundant.
ANT.: short, wanting, scant, deficient
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective Being what is needed without being in excess: adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, satisfactory, sufficient. See EXCESS. II noun An adequate quantity: adequacy, sufficiency. See EXCESS.

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