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What is another word for not good enough?

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Contexts

Not producing the expected result

Unsuitable for a particular purpose

Not deserving respect or attention

Of low or inferior quality

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

unfavourable^UK

a load of pants

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

lacking ability

leaving much to be desired

not equipped to

unequal to the task

out of your depth

lacking experience

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something for toffee

not cut out for

no great shakes

inappropriate to

not designed for

out of character

disproportionate

nonprofessional

all fingers and thumbs

counterproductive

unsophisticated

with two left feet

having two left hands

having two left feet

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

disadvantageous

good-for-nothing

non-professional

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

up creek without paddle

with hands tied

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 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

less-than-stellar

of poor quality

leaving much to be desired

not up to standard

end-of-the-pier

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

of little value

of no financial value

thrown together

of negligible value

not worth a hill of beans

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

of little financial value

would fetch nothing

down-at-the-heels

poverty-stricken

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

unsophisticated

foolish-looking

undistinguished

scarcely credible

hard to believe

hard to swallow

unable to do something for toffee

knocked together

under the weather

difficult to believe

beyond contempt

in poor condition

not up to expectations

less than ideal

beyond the pale

leaving a lot to be desired

unfavourable^UK

underprivileged

not all it's cracked up to be

gone to rack and ruin

unsubstantiated

very unpleasant

all the worse for wear

inconsequential

green about the gills

won't hold water

self-contradictory

pieced together

ill-constructed

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

of no consequence

nothing to write home about

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