fit for purpose
Meets the requirements
Fit for purpose describes something adequate for its intended function—not necessarily excellent, but good enough to do what it's supposed to do.
The phrase appears often in legal and commercial contexts: The product must be fit for purpose.
Something unfit for purpose fails to meet basic functional requirements: The software was declared unfit for purpose after repeated crashes.
- suitableProper for purpose
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- usableFit for application
- designedCreated according to plan
- effectiveProducing intended results
reliable · adapted · capable · up to standard · up to scratch · passes muster · makes the grade · functional · acceptable · applicable · tailored · adequate · bespoke · relevant · validated · practical · satisfactory · fit-for-use
fit for purposeinadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
deficient · dysfunctional · nonfunctional · broken · unusable
fit for purposeunsuitable
Not fitting or appropriate
inappropriate · ill-suited · mismatched · unfit · inapt
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