cut it

VERB

hack it

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut the mustard deliver the goods get to the top hit the mark make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail pull it off score win

VERB

qualify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certify enable entitle meet pass ready score train

STRONG

authorize capacitate commission condition empower endow equip fit ground permit sanction suffice suit

WEAK

check out come up to snuff earn one's wings fill the bill get by hack it make it make the cut make the grade measure up pass muster

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny fail lose

STRONG

disallow dissatisfy refuse reject

WEAK

allow be lenient be unprepared disqualify

VERB

survive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on carry through come through get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

Example Sentences

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Behind some late baskets from Brink during an 11-3 run, the Sparks cut it to a seven-point deficit with just under two minutes left in the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In a speech aimed at steadying his tottering premiership on Monday, Sir Keir said "incremental change won't cut it" as he promised to "face up to the big challenges" the country faced.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Fans and air conditioners won’t cut it anymore.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The post had started far longer, over 4,000 words, when Ackman first typed on a laptop from his Manhattan home, and he cut it back after getting feedback from two readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Then go and get it. And bring a knife to cut it with."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

cut it

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