Quantity

Synonyms for sufficiency

Two senses of sufficiency live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 4, High CampQuantity

an adequate quantity

There is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

enough

Same sentence, swapped: There is more than a enough of lawyers in this country.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for sufficiency as it is used in the sentence above.

plurality
cypher
susceptibility

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 5, SummitQualities

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

He questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

adequacy

Same sentence, swapped: He questioned the adequacy of human intelligence.

Close but different

insufficiency
specialness
uselessness

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Closest first: other quantity words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

whiskernounhaira very small distance or spaceHigh CampHas a reason line boatloadnouncarloadthe amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight carHigh CampHas a reason line handfulnounsmatteringa small number or amountHigh CampHas a reason line sprinklingnounscatteringa small number (of something) dispersed haphazardlyHigh CampHas a reason line gainnounincreasea quantity that is addedFoothillsHas a reason line hintnountracea just detectable amountTreeline singularitynoununiquenessthe quality of being one of a kindHigh Camp sizenounsizingany glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabricsHigh CampHas a reason line

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