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making the grade

NOUN

competence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriateness capability capacity competency expertise fitness know-how proficiency qualification savvy skill suitability

STRONG

adequacy makings might moxie

WEAK

cutting it cutting the mustard hacking it qualifiedness the goods the right stuff what it takes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance impotence inability inappropriateness incompetence ineptness lack

WEAK

inadequacy incapability inefficience

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If the regional vote is splintered between a lot of parties, it could also raise the bar in terms of others making the grade at all.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Ava isn’t making the grade either as a realtor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

These days, even partners with strong legal skills and a few clients aren’t making the grade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2016

These eight charismatic business leaders did just that when they gave their commencement addresses, making the grade for this unofficial list of the best quotes.

From Time • Jun. 19, 2015

I think it was closer to the expression of a would-be little-theatre actor expressing lust, and not quite making the grade.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

making the grade

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