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What is another word for not good enough?

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Not producing the expected result

Unsuitable for a particular purpose

Not fitting or appropriate

Not deserving respect or attention

Of low or inferior quality

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Adjective

Not producing the expected result

dissatisfactory

less than ideal

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

less than optimal

less than satisfactory

not up to expectations

leaving much to be desired

not up to standard

not all it's cracked up to be

not up to snuff

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

a load of pants

unfavourable^UK

bargain-basement

cheap and nasty

foolish-looking

ill-favoured^UK

of poor quality

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“Johnny was proud of his B+ grade in science, but his mother said it was not good enough.”

Adjective

Unsuitable for a particular purpose

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

leaving much to be desired

lacking ability

no great shakes

unable to do something for toffee

not cut out for

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unequal to the task

out of your depth

nonprofessional

all fingers and thumbs

unsophisticated

with two left feet

having two left feet

having two left hands

without finesse

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

lacking finesse

unqualified for

unable to do something

out of one's element

can't make the grade

non-professional

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

lacking in propriety

like a bull in a china shop

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“These blunt scissors are not good enough for hairdressing.”

Adjective

Not fitting or appropriate

disproportionate

out of character

inappropriate to

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

not designed for

beyond the pale

lacking in propriety

mutually exclusive

unfavourable^UK

unprepossessing

beside the point

neither here nor there

nothing to do with it

out of its element

out of place with

out of character with

not the done thing

disadvantageous

not quite the thing

not good enough for

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

whale of difference

against the rules

contrary to the rules

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Adjective

Not deserving respect or attention

unqualified for

not good enough for

Adjective

Of low or inferior quality

good-for-nothing

not up to scratch

bargain-basement

twopenny-halfpenny

not up to snuff

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

cheap and nasty

leaving much to be desired

less-than-stellar

of poor quality

end-of-the-pier

of little value

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

not up to standard

of no financial value

thrown together

of negligible value

would fetch nothing

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

of little financial value

down-at-the-heels

undistinguished

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

unfavourable^UK

inconsequential

poverty-stricken

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

underprivileged

run-of-the-mill

unsophisticated

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

foolish-looking

scarcely credible

hard to believe

hard to swallow

falling to pieces

counterproductive

unable to do something for toffee

knocked together

the worse for wear

having seen better days

difficult to believe

gone to rack and ruin

beyond contempt

in poor condition

not up to expectations

less than ideal

unable to do something to save one's life

falling apart at the seams

poorly maintained

beyond the pale

under the weather

leaving a lot to be desired

down-at-the-heel

unsubstantiated

not all it's cracked up to be

very unpleasant

all the worse for wear

lacking ability

won't hold water

self-contradictory

middle-of-the-road

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unequal to the task

out of your depth

not worth a hill of beans

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

non-functioning

of no consequence

nothing to write home about

pieced together

ill-constructed

common or garden

not functioning

down at the heel

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

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not good enough for

not go to school

not got the point

not gone as planned

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