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suffice

/səˈfaɪs/verb2 syllables

Suffice means: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.

Synonyms for suffice4

verb, as in be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

also used for suffice

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What does suffice mean?1

verb

1

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity“A few words would answer”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with suffice?18

two syllables

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Suffice in a sentence

  • Suffice it to say that, after all, this won't do.Dejo
  • In order to conduct oneself with wisdom, intelligence alone does not suffice.kaiperkins271
  • If there is no sun, the moon will suffice.megamanenm
  • There is no need to get excited; to be indignant would suffice.AmarMecheri
  • Being a good horseman doesn't suffice in order to be a good leader.Nylez
  • Suffice to say it was a horrible night.shekitten
  • Water will suffice as coolant in a pinch.rul
  • Suffice to say, Edna gets no work done.scylla

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Forms of suffice

as a verb

past tense
sufficed
present participle
sufficing
third-person singular
suffices
past participle
sufficed