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cut out for

ADJECTIVE

adapted

Synonyms

WEAK

adequate competent designed equipped fit fitted good for qualified suitable suited

Antonyms

WEAK

inadequate incompetent unfitted unqualified unsuitable unsuited wrong

Example Sentences

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"He's very self-effacing about it - I think that he just knew he was not cut out for it," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The company has its work cut out for itself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

But in this particular case the Wall Street opportunists have their work cut out for them.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

“Definitely have our work cut out for us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

What if I’m not cut out for this?

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston