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can't cut it

ADJECTIVE

lacking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed inadequate incomplete

STRONG

impaired missing needed needing short

WEAK

coming up short defective deprived of minus not hacking it not making it sans without

Antonyms

WEAK

abundant enough having profuse sufficient

ADJECTIVE

unable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

helpless impotent inadequate incapable not able powerless sidelined unfit weak

WEAK

can't hack it can't make the grade clumsy hog-tied impuissant incapacitated incompetent ineffectual inefficacious inefficient inept inoperative no can do no good not cut out for not equal to not up to out of commission unfitted unqualified unskilled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent fit potent qualified strong sufficient

WEAK

adequate skillful talented

Example Sentences

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But there were members of the team who were like, ‘No, you can’t cut it — this sequence means so much.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

So, I can’t cut it up or freeze it in a block of ice.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

He is U.S. soccer’s most famous player, a 23-year-old sensation who, through skill set and pro ascent, has helped shed the stigma that American attackers can’t cut it at the highest levels of Europe.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

"It can't go back because it's too big, and we can't cut it down because of what it is," council chair Sandra Keller told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2021

“I’ve tried, but I just can’t cut it down. I can’t hold the ax any longer.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

can't cut it

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