suffice (səˈfaɪs
)
Definitions
verb
- to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)
- See suffice it to say that
Alternative Forms
sufˈficer nounWord Origin
C14: from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to makeSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= be enough
do,
be sufficient be adequate
answer,
serve,
content,
satisfy,
fill the bill,
meet requirements
tick all the boxes,
Usage examples
They had agreed that guarded speech would suffice for security in the urgency of the moment.
, In Love and War (1989)Best Employers get the pay equation right They know that pay alone will not suffice in keeping their best people.
Business Today (2002)But wireless networks should more than suffice for typical PC applications like web browsing and e-mail.
Globe and Mail (2003)Even two points from the remaining two games would suffice.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)The idea that an advantage of 60 to 1 does not suffice for `balance" captures well the totalitarian mentality of these elements.
, The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)