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What is another word for not up to scratch?

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Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

Not sufficiently competent, knowledgeable or experienced to do something

Not having or showing skill

Adjective

Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

dissatisfactory

not good enough

no great shakes

leaving a lot to be desired

not up to snuff

less-than-stellar

not up to standard

bargain-basement

a load of pants

leaving much to be desired

of poor quality

cheap and nasty

strictly for the birds

not up to expectations

bottom-of-barrel

end-of-the-pier

undistinguished

not all it's cracked up to be

good-for-nothing

twopenny-halfpenny

lacking ability

poverty-stricken

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

thrown together

down-at-the-heels

unsophisticated

foolish-looking

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

less than ideal

beyond the pale

unfavourable^UK

underprivileged

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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Adjective

Not sufficiently competent, knowledgeable or experienced to do something

not good enough

not up to snuff

not equipped to

lacking ability

unequal to the task

out of your depth

inappropriate to

not designed for

leaving much to be desired

not know one's arse from one's elbow

lacking experience

not good enough for

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Adjective

Not having or showing skill

unsophisticated

not good enough

lacking ability

not cut out for

not up to snuff

leaving much to be desired

unable to do something for toffee

nonprofessional

without finesse

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

lacking finesse

all fingers and thumbs

unqualified for

unable to do something

out of one's element

can't make the grade

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not up to snuff

not up to standard

not up to the mark

not up to expectations

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