enough

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə-\
- /ɪˈnʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə-\

Definitions of enough word

noun enough As much or as many as required. 1
adjective enough sufficient 1
adverb enough sufficiently 1
interjection enough that is sufficient 1
adverb enough tolerably 1
pronoun enough sufficiency 1

See all 26 definitions of enough

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Parts of speech for Enough

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Enough

enough popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for enough

adjective enough

sufficient — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.

adverb enough

adequately — as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to or for): This car is adequate to our needs. adequate food for fifty people.
abundantly — If something is abundantly clear, it is extremely obvious.
acceptably — capable or worthy of being accepted.
admissibly — In a manner that is admissible; acceptably.
amply — more than sufficiently; fully; generously

noun enough

abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
adequacy — Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
ampleness — fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
competence — Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively.
plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.

verb enough

fill the bill — a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
make the grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
make a hit — If you make a hit with someone, they like you or are impressed by you when they meet you.
do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.

All 60 Synonyms of enough

Antonyms for enough

adjective enough

insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.

adverb enough

inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.

noun enough

inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.

All 7 Antonyms of enough

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