Sufficiency and Underdevelopment

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Sufficiency noun - The quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately.

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Underdevelopment is an antonym for sufficiency.

Nearby Words: sufficient, sufficiently

Underdevelopment noun - State of inadequate development.

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Sufficiency is an antonym for underdevelopment in topics: want, poverty.

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Underdevelopment and Sufficiency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficiency/underdevelopment

Sufficiency & Underdevelopment. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficiency/underdevelopment>.

Underdevelopment or Sufficiency. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficiency/underdevelopment.

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