Word: Enough

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnʌf/

Definitions

• Adjective: Sufficient; adequate for the purpose or needs; as much or many as required. For example: “There’s enough food for everyone.”
  • “We have enough time to finish the project.”
• Adverb: To the necessary degree; sufficiently. Often used in negative sentences or questions to express lack or insufficiency. For example: “She’s not old enough to drive.”
  • “Have you eaten enough?”

Phrases

• “Enough is enough” expresses the feeling that a situation has reached its limit or cannot continue any longer.
• “To be more than enough” means something exceeds what is required or expected.
• “Enough said” implies that the speaker believes they have made their point clearly and no further discussion is needed.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “The raincoat wasn’t enough to keep him dry in the heavy downpour.”
• Adverb: “I’ve studied hard enough to pass the exam.”

Synonyms

• Adequate
• Sufficient
• Ample
• Plenty (informal)
• Enoughness (noun form) – sufficiency, adequacy
• Too much (when used to mean exceeding what is needed)