Definitions

cut it

VERB

hack it

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut the mustard deliver the goods get to the top hit the mark make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail pull it off score win

VERB

qualify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certify enable entitle meet pass ready score train

STRONG

authorize capacitate commission condition empower endow equip fit ground permit sanction suffice suit

WEAK

check out come up to snuff earn one's wings fill the bill get by hack it make it make the cut make the grade measure up pass muster

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny fail lose

STRONG

disallow dissatisfy refuse reject

WEAK

allow be lenient be unprepared disqualify

VERB

survive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on carry through come through get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

Example Sentences

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"To meet the challenges that our country faces incremental change won't cut it," he will add.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Fans and air conditioners won’t cut it anymore.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But downers don’t cut it when you’re making today’s attention span-driven family fare.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I reach for lemon so often that a box grater simply doesn’t cut it.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

“We’re beginning to cut it rather fine, aren’t we?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin