What is the word for not too much but not too little?
sufficient Add to list Share. If you have a sufficient amount of something, it's enough — not too much, not too little, just right. Goldilocks would be pleased. Sufficient comes from a Latin verb meaning "to meet the need." If something is sufficient it has met, or satisfied, a need.
inadequate. adjectivedefective, insufficient, incompetent.
Scarce, inadequate and not enough.
synonyms for not good enough
deficient. disappointing. distressing. mediocre. regrettable.
| scant | inadequate |
|---|---|
| meagerUS | meagreUK |
| little | minimal |
| negligible | deficient |
| small | sparse |
Some common synonyms of enough are adequate, competent, and sufficient.
: full of excessive talk : wordy. : given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous. loquaciously adverb. loquaciousness noun.
- insufficient.
- limited.
- meager.
- scant.
- slight.
- bantam.
- brief.
- diminutive.
hardly any. scarcely any. rare. I think big families are extremely rare nowadays.
unbounded, measureless, unending, countless.
What is the synonym of above normal?
Some common synonyms of excessive are exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, and inordinate. While all these words mean "going beyond a normal limit," excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable.
not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required. an insufficient answer. 2. deficient in force, quality, or amount; inadequate.
When something is “enough” it means that it is at a satisfactory level or quantity. The phrase “not enough” is obviously a negative form of that – and it shows that things are not satisfactory!
idiom. used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it. I don't mind lending her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!
deficient in amount or quality or extent. depleted, low. no longer sufficient. inadequate, poor, short. not sufficient to meet a need.
What does ample mean? Ample means enough—sufficient or adequate. It can also mean more than enough—plentiful or abundant. It is often used in the context of things like time, room, space, supplies, or resources (such as food and money) to indicate that there is enough or more than enough of what is needed.
: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. laconically.
The specific definition for garrulous implies a wearisome loquacity about trivial matters. So, perhaps a friendly wave hello is all your neighbor wants.
having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things: I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.
While both “too much” and “not enough” are used to describe quantities of something, they are only used to describe extremities at either end. “Too much” means that there is an excess of something.
What is something much more than enough?
Ample means enough—sufficient or adequate. It can also mean more than enough—plentiful or abundant.
iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount. tot. a small amount (especially of a drink) hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, trifle.