good enough
Meets the bar
Good enough describes something that meets requirements without exceeding them—adequate but not exceptional.
The phrase often carries a note of resignation or pragmatism: It's not perfect, but it's good enough.
In engineering and design, "good enough" can be a deliberate philosophy—pursuing functionality over perfection to ship faster or conserve resources.
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough.
Meeting minimum standards
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
- decentAcceptably good
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
serviceable · competent · reasonable · suitable · ample · up to par · workable · functional
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- middlingOf moderate quality
- so-soIndifferently average quality
uninspired · lackluster · unimpressive · undistinguished · nothing special · run-of-the-mill · forgettable · bland
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- making doUsing available resources adequately
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
realistic · contentment · acceptance · letting go · perfectionism · imposter syndrome · self-doubt · standards
acceptable
Meeting minimum standards
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
- decentAcceptably good
passable · serviceable · competent · reasonable · suitable · ample · up to par · workable · functional · adequate
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- middlingOf moderate quality
so-so · uninspired · lackluster · unimpressive · undistinguished · nothing special · run-of-the-mill · forgettable · bland · pedestrian
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- making doUsing available resources adequately
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
pragmatic · realistic · contentment · acceptance · letting go · perfectionism · imposter syndrome · self-doubt · standards · threshold
- complacency phraseswhy bother, it is what it is, not my problem, whatever, who cares
- adequacyadequate, sufficient, satisfactory, acceptable, passable
- compromisecompromise, middle ground, meet halfway, give and take, give-and-take
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- Complacencytoo comfortable, going through motions, phoning it in, mailing it in, self-satisfied
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
good enoughinadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
insufficient · not good enough · lacking · deficient · unacceptable
good enoughperfect
Without any flaw
excellent · exceptional · outstanding · ideal · flawless
good, enough, goods, goodness, goodly, goodish, gooder, goodest