Synonyms for suffice
səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪzsuf·fice

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1. suffice

   To satisfy is to furnish just enough to meet physical, mental, or spiritual desire. To sate or satiate is to gratify desire so fully as for a time to extinguish it. To cloy or surfeit is to gratify to the point of revulsion or disgust. Glut is a strong but somewhat coarse word applied to the utmost satisfaction of vehement appetites and passions; as, to glut a vengeful spirit with slaughter; we speak of glutting the market with a supply so excessive as to extinguish the demand. Much less than is needed to satisfy may suffice a frugal or abstemious person; less than a sufficiency may content one of a patient and submissive spirit. Compare PAY; REQUITE.

   Synonyms:
   cloy, content, fill, glut, sate, satiate, satisfy, surfeit

   Antonyms:
   check, deny, disappoint, refuse, restrain, restrict, starve, stint, straiten, tantalize

   Preposition:
   Satisfy with food, with gifts, etc.; satisfy one (in the sense of make satisfaction) for labors and sacrifices; satisfy oneself by or upon inquiry.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. suffice

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, content, be enough

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. suffice, do, answer, serveverb

   be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

   "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, practice, service, process, act, respond, function, behave, dish out, get along, serve up, fare, answer, make, swear out, reply, arrange, coif, wait on, execute, manage, cause, do, coiffure, assist, help, make out, perform, attend, exercise, resolve, come, coiffe, serve well, serve, set, practise, attend to, dress, dish

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1. sufficeverb

   Synonyms:
   be enough, be sufficient

2. sufficeverb

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, content, be enough for

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1. List of paraphrases for "suffice":

   sufficient

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1. John Kerry:

   I'm not going to discuss what I said or didn't say, but suffice it to say I made it crystal clear how serious this was, it was imperative to get it solved ... and within hours we had an agreement.

2. Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades:

   Our aim is not to exclude anyone, our cooperation is not against anyone. Our energy sources can suffice for the needs of many Europeans and other neighbours.

3. Claire McCaskill:

   I got one call from (national security adviser) Susan Rice. I told them, 'I don't want any calls from the administration, so leave me alone.' suffice it to say, I am for the agreement.

4. Albert Einstein:

   He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

5. Joseph Dunninger, Mentalist:

   For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, none will suffice.