Sufficient
Sufficient adjective - Of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.
Working and sufficient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Sufficient".
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Sufficient and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sufficient" instead an adjective "Working".
Both words in one sentence
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However, Marnie's affair with Lewis dominates her life, and Shane's working and drinking himself to death, which is why poor Jas is so self-sufficient.
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And in practice neither the threat of unreasonable working hours nor unpaid overtime was sufficient to make troops determined not to kill innocent civilians do so.
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A successful application can win over someone who's interested but hesitant, but "just not into you", for whatever reason, is sufficient to keep it from working as intended.
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Working and Sufficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficient/working
Sufficient & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficient/working>.
Working or Sufficient. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sufficient/working.
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