enough

1 of 3

adjective

i-ˈnəf

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ə-

: occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations

enough food for everyone

enough

2 of 3

adverb

: in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies or that is sufficient or necessary for satisfaction : sufficiently

: fully, quite

he is qualified enough for the position

: in a tolerable degree

she sang well enough

enough

3 of 3

pronoun

: a sufficient number, quantity, or amount

enough were present to constitute a quorum

had enough of their foolishness

—often used interjectionally

Example Sentences

Adjective Have you got enough money? That's enough talk for now; let's get started. There's enough food for everyone. Adverb I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her. She's old enough to know better. Are you rich enough to retire? That's good enough for me. Oddly enough, they've never actually met. As if the crowds aren't bad enough, the parking situation is terrible. We can do it if they help enough. Pronoun Have you had enough to eat? He hasn't had much Spanish, but he knows enough to get by. The crowds are enough of a problem as it is, without having to worry about parking as well! It's enough to drive you crazy! See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Eventually the mystery man took off, but his unwelcome visit was enough to spook the actor. —

Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023 So, even though Track B teams got some initial funding from DARPA, that may not be enough to assure them a robot, if a Track C team gets a better score in the competition itself. —

IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023 The complete collapse of the Thwaites itself could lead to sea level rise of more than two feet (70 centimeters), which would be enough to devastate coastal communities around the world. —

Laura Paddison, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023 Though drought alone may not have been enough to topple the Hittites, such a long-lasting dry period could have destabilized the empire, leaving it more vulnerable to other threats such as an invasion or famine and unrest, the researchers suggest. —

Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 But Emin said there were no showers at or near the camp and the six toilets at the stadium were not enough to meet demand. —

Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023 Yet, that wasn’t enough for the predictable gaggle of MAGA detractors who apparently saw some sort of low-octane race war. —

Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023 Though prices have retreated somewhat in recent weeks as production recovers, the pullback isn’t enough for most consumers to comfortably buy a new car. —

David Welch, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 Green did succeed on his second dunk of the evening, but his previous misses were enough to eliminate him from competition before the event ended. —

Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023

Adverb

Instead, this 360-degree revolving cable car carries skiers, hikers, and sightseers on a three-mile ascent to Pointe Helbronner, where the 13,000-foot mountain, which straddles the Italian border with France, will seem close enough to touch. —

Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023 Shortly after April 13, the craft — by then renamed OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer, or OSIRIS-APEX — will steer toward the asteroid until it is drawn into its orbit, eventually getting close enough to collect a sample from its surface. —

Corinne Purtill, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023 Shortly after April 13, the craft — by then renamed OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer, or OSIRIS-APEX — will steer toward the asteroid until it is drawn into its orbit, eventually getting close enough to collect a sample from its surface. —

Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 The policy change makes 5,224 additional acres close enough to transit eligible for developer density bonuses. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023 Sustained higher temperatures perturb sandeel metabolism and reproduction, causing a scarcity of prey close enough to the colony for parents to reach while tending young. —

Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 In the tightest section of TPC Scottsdale’s front nine, the crowd roars were almost close enough to be confused for one another. —

The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023 La Salvada is a 10-minute drive down the road from Louboutin’s compound, close enough that visitors staying at the villa can pop by for cocktail hour. —

Ellie Pithers Clément Vayssieres, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023 Nucks fans — before returning the Western Canada favor with a four-game trip next week to Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and … OK, Seattle isn’t Canadian, but close enough, right? —

Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023 See More

enough 1 of 3

adverb

as in sufficiently

in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction the elevator is big enough to hold everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

sufficiently
adequately
properly
moderately
fairly
satisfactorily
suitably
decently
acceptably
tolerably
plentifully
rightly
optimally
amply
passably
abundantly
seemly
agreeably
proportionately
satisfyingly
aplenty
gratifyingly
commensurately
meetly
plenteously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

insufficiently
inadequately
unsatisfactorily

as in pretty

to some degree or extent I can play the piano well enough, but I have no hope for a musical career

Synonyms & Similar Words

pretty
quite
relatively
something
rather
fairly
like
somewhat
a little
moderately
a bit
to a degree
a touch
sort of
a mite
a tad
kind of
of sorts
after a sort
kindly
decently
slightly
acceptably
little
tolerably
passably
vaguely
part
halfway
of a sort
partially
partly
nominally
more or less
half
negligibly
incompletely
partway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

very
especially
particularly
highly
extremely
terribly
exceptionally
heavily
exceeding
awfully
exceedingly
greatly
mightily
deadly
significantly
mortally
substantially
beastly
frightfully
hugely
surpassingly
considerably
extensively

as in all

to a full extent or degree I think we're prepared enough—we just lack the will to actually do it

Synonyms & Similar Words

all
quite
fully
even
completely
totally
perfectly
fast
well
thoroughly
out
utterly
wholly
wide
exactly
entirely
full
absolutely
entire
all of
all the way
all over
clean
for fair
dead
at length
to pieces
flat
altogether
soundly
in whole
basically
heartily
to bits
mostly
to the max
plumb
down to the ground
plain
to the hilt
cold
generally
substantially
downright
through and through
mainly
largely
down the line
stone
primarily
categorically
generously
chiefly
overall
principally
abundantly
predominantly
greatly
hands down
predominately
unqualifiedly
stone-cold
copiously
by and large
more or less

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

partially
just
partly
barely
halfway
half
hardly
scarcely
minimally
slightly
marginally
incompletely
somewhat
part
superficially
approximately
roughly
kind of

enough

2 of 3

adjective

as in sufficient

Synonyms & Similar Words

sufficient
adequate
extra
wealthy
plump
rich
abounding
teeming
overflowing
plenty
surplus
prolific
fertile
fruitful
blooming
replete
rife
fecund
ample
prodigal
copious
plentiful
abundant
profuse
generous
supernumerary
luxuriant
comfortable
fat
lavish
fulsome
bountiful
aplenty
liberal
bounteous
plenteous
galore
cornucopian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

insufficient
minimal
spare
lacking
inadequate
wanting
scant
bare
least
deficient
meager
minimum
small
light
stingy
slight
meagre
skimpy
niggardly
sterile
unproductive
barren
unfruitful
infertile

enough

3 of 3

noun

as in sufficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

sufficiency
supply
adequacy
plenty
fill
excess
fund
surplus
stock
pool
surfeit
overabundance
stockpile
hoard
oversupply

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

need
lack
absence
want
deficiency
deficit
insufficiency
inadequacy
shortage
paucity
needfulness
scarcity
dearth
poverty
scantiness
meagerness
scarceness
skimpiness

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of enough are adequate, competent, and sufficient. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient.

do you have enough food?

Although the words adequate and enough have much in common, adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement.

the service was adequate

The words competent and enough can be used in similar contexts, but competent suggests measuring up to all requirements without question or being adequately adapted to an end.

had no competent notion of what was going on

The synonyms sufficient and enough are sometimes interchangeable, but sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need.

sufficient savings

单词	enough
释义	enough 1 of 3 adjective i-ˈnəf ē-, ə- : occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations enough food for everyone enough 2 of 3 adverb 1 : in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies or that is sufficient or necessary for satisfaction : sufficiently 2 : fully, quite he is qualified enough for the position 3 : in a tolerable degree she sang well enough enough 3 of 3 pronoun : a sufficient number, quantity, or amount enough were present to constitute a quorum had enough of their foolishness —often used interjectionally Synonyms Adverb adequately satisfactorily sufficiently suitably See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Have you got enough money? That's enough talk for now; let's get started. There's enough food for everyone. Adverb I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her. She's old enough to know better. Are you rich enough to retire? That's good enough for me. Oddly enough, they've never actually met. As if the crowds aren't bad enough, the parking situation is terrible. We can do it if they help enough. Pronoun Have you had enough to eat? He hasn't had much Spanish, but he knows enough to get by. The crowds are enough of a problem as it is, without having to worry about parking as well! It's enough to drive you crazy! See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Eventually the mystery man took off, but his unwelcome visit was enough to spook the actor. —Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023 So, even though Track B teams got some initial funding from DARPA, that may not be enough to assure them a robot, if a Track C team gets a better score in the competition itself. —IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023 The complete collapse of the Thwaites itself could lead to sea level rise of more than two feet (70 centimeters), which would be enough to devastate coastal communities around the world. —Laura Paddison, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023 Though drought alone may not have been enough to topple the Hittites, such a long-lasting dry period could have destabilized the empire, leaving it more vulnerable to other threats such as an invasion or famine and unrest, the researchers suggest. —Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 But Emin said there were no showers at or near the camp and the six toilets at the stadium were not enough to meet demand. —Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023 Yet, that wasn’t enough for the predictable gaggle of MAGA detractors who apparently saw some sort of low-octane race war. —Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023 Though prices have retreated somewhat in recent weeks as production recovers, the pullback isn’t enough for most consumers to comfortably buy a new car. —David Welch, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 Green did succeed on his second dunk of the evening, but his previous misses were enough to eliminate him from competition before the event ended. —Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023 Adverb Instead, this 360-degree revolving cable car carries skiers, hikers, and sightseers on a three-mile ascent to Pointe Helbronner, where the 13,000-foot mountain, which straddles the Italian border with France, will seem close enough to touch. —Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023 Shortly after April 13, the craft — by then renamed OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer, or OSIRIS-APEX — will steer toward the asteroid until it is drawn into its orbit, eventually getting close enough to collect a sample from its surface. —Corinne Purtill, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023 Shortly after April 13, the craft — by then renamed OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer, or OSIRIS-APEX — will steer toward the asteroid until it is drawn into its orbit, eventually getting close enough to collect a sample from its surface. —Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 The policy change makes 5,224 additional acres close enough to transit eligible for developer density bonuses. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023 Sustained higher temperatures perturb sandeel metabolism and reproduction, causing a scarcity of prey close enough to the colony for parents to reach while tending young. —Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 In the tightest section of TPC Scottsdale’s front nine, the crowd roars were almost close enough to be confused for one another. —The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023 La Salvada is a 10-minute drive down the road from Louboutin’s compound, close enough that visitors staying at the villa can pop by for cocktail hour. —Ellie Pithers Clément Vayssieres, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023 Nucks fans — before returning the Western Canada favor with a four-game trip next week to Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and … OK, Seattle isn’t Canadian, but close enough, right? —Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), from ge- (perfective prefix) + -nōg; akin to Latin nancisci to get, Greek enenkein to carry — more at co- First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Pronoun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing enough enough/plenty to go around be kind enough enough said enough is enough enough/plenty to go round would you be good enough sure enough old enough to know better fair enough leave well enough alone let well enough alone soon enough leave/let well (enough) alone See More enough/plenty to go around be kind enough enough said enough is enough enough/plenty to go round would you be good enough sure enough old enough to know better fair enough leave well enough alone let well enough alone soon enough leave/let well (enough) alone See More Kids Definition enough 1 of 3 adjective i-ˈnəf : equal to the demands or needs : sufficient enough 2 of 3 adverb 1 : in or to a sufficient amount or degree : sufficiently ran fast enough 2 : fully sense 1, quite qualified enough for the job 3 : so as to be moderately good : tolerably sang well enough enough 3 of 3 noun : a sufficient quantity enough to meet our needs enough 1 of 3 adverb 1 as in sufficiently in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction the elevator is big enough to hold everyone Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sufficiently adequately properly moderately fairly satisfactorily suitably decently acceptably tolerably plentifully rightly optimally amply passably abundantly seemly agreeably proportionately satisfyingly aplenty gratifyingly commensurately meetly plenteously Antonyms & Near Antonyms insufficiently inadequately unsatisfactorily 2 as in pretty to some degree or extent I can play the piano well enough, but I have no hope for a musical career Synonyms & Similar Words pretty quite relatively something rather fairly like somewhat a little moderately a bit to a degree a touch sort of a mite a tad kind of of sorts after a sort kindly decently slightly acceptably little tolerably passably vaguely part halfway of a sort partially partly nominally more or less half negligibly incompletely partway Antonyms & Near Antonyms very especially particularly highly extremely terribly exceptionally heavily exceeding awfully exceedingly greatly mightily deadly significantly mortally substantially beastly frightfully hugely surpassingly considerably extensively See More 3 as in all to a full extent or degree I think we're prepared enough—we just lack the will to actually do it Synonyms & Similar Words all quite fully even completely totally perfectly fast well thoroughly out utterly wholly wide exactly entirely full absolutely entire all of all the way all over clean for fair dead at length to pieces flat altogether soundly in whole basically heartily to bits mostly to the max plumb down to the ground plain to the hilt cold generally substantially downright through and through mainly largely down the line stone primarily categorically generously chiefly overall principally abundantly predominantly greatly hands down predominately unqualifiedly stone-cold copiously by and large more or less Antonyms & Near Antonyms partially just partly barely halfway half hardly scarcely minimally slightly marginally incompletely somewhat part superficially approximately roughly kind of See More enough 2 of 3 adjective as in sufficient Synonyms & Similar Words sufficient adequate extra wealthy plump rich abounding teeming overflowing plenty surplus prolific fertile fruitful blooming replete rife fecund ample prodigal copious plentiful abundant profuse generous supernumerary luxuriant comfortable fat lavish fulsome bountiful aplenty liberal bounteous plenteous galore cornucopian Antonyms & Near Antonyms insufficient minimal spare lacking inadequate wanting scant bare least deficient meager minimum small light stingy slight meagre skimpy niggardly sterile unproductive barren unfruitful infertile See More enough 3 of 3 noun as in sufficiency Synonyms & Similar Words sufficiency supply adequacy plenty fill excess fund surplus stock pool surfeit overabundance stockpile hoard oversupply Antonyms & Near Antonyms need lack absence want deficiency deficit insufficiency inadequacy shortage paucity needfulness scarcity dearth poverty scantiness meagerness scarceness skimpiness See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of enough are adequate, competent, and sufficient. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient. do you have enough food? Although the words adequate and enough have much in common, adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement. the service was adequate The words competent and enough can be used in similar contexts, but competent suggests measuring up to all requirements without question or being adequately adapted to an end. had no competent notion of what was going on The synonyms sufficient and enough are sometimes interchangeable, but sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. sufficient savings
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