What is an appropriate antonym for deficient?
The dissertation is deficient of sources.
It should be a bit more decorated than the phrasing The dissertation contains enough sources.
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The dissertation is deficient of sources.
It should be a bit more decorated than the phrasing The dissertation contains enough sources.
You could say it is replete with sources:
replete adjective [ predic. ]
filled or well-supplied with something: sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death.
Sufficient, without doubt!
- Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as,
- Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
The dissertation has a surfeit of sources.
The dissertation is over-endowed with sources.
But only if you consider a surplus to be the opposite of a shortage.
Replete came to my mind as well. Abundant is the opposite of deficient.
Edit to add explanation:
Both the answer choices replete and abundant are synonymous. Replete has already been explained by Robusto who posted the answer choice first.
Deficient means lacking in something. The opposite would be having it in excess. Therefore, abundant is the opposite of deficient.