up to snuff
Meeting the standard
Up to snuff means meeting the required standard or level of quality: His work isn't up to snuff lately.
The phrase often appears in the negative, suggesting something falls short of expectations.
Someone who is up to snuff is alert and competent, not easily fooled: She's up to snuff—you won't get anything past her.
Meeting minimum standards
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- decentAcceptably good
competent · adequate · tolerable · serviceable · presentable · respectable · reasonable · good enough
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- qualityStandard or attribute
caliber · expectations · threshold · bar · yardstick · baseline · parameters · metrics
Formal evaluation of worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
examination · judgment · testing · verification · validation · quality control · vetting · checking
acceptable
Meeting minimum standards
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
decent · competent · adequate · tolerable · serviceable · presentable · respectable · reasonable · good enough · fit
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
quality · caliber · expectations · threshold · bar · yardstick · baseline · parameters · metrics · norms
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
inspection · examination · judgment · testing · verification · validation · quality control · vetting · checking · measuring
- adequacyadequate, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, acceptable
- skill idiomsknow the ropes, cut the mustard, on the ball, sharp as a tack, jack of all trades
- Standards & Benchmarksbenchmark, yardstick, gold standard, litmus test, acid test
up to snuffsubpar
Below acceptable quality
substandard · below par · not up to scratch · inadequate · inferior
up to snuffincompetent
Lacking necessary skill
unqualified · unfit · incapable · unprepared · out of one's depth
up to snuffunder the weather
Mildly sick or unwell
not feeling well · off-color · out of sorts · poorly · unwell
upon, update, ups, uptown, snuff, upload, upwards, uppermost, snuffing