Synonyms and antonyms of Not very good in British Thesaurus

poor (adjective)

used for saying that something is not as good as it should be

average (adjective)

not very good

limited (adjective)

not very good, or not very great in amount

inferior (adjective)

if something is inferior, its quality is not good

disappointing (adjective)

not as good as you had hoped for or expected

inadequate (adjective)

not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose

undistinguished (adjective)

not very good or special

substandard (adjective)

not as good as you would normally expect, or not good enough to be accepted

unsatisfactory (adjective)

British not as good as you had hoped

ordinary (adjective)

Australian not acceptable or not good enough

as good a time/place etc as any ()

not an especially good time/place etc to do something, but not worse than any other

be all very well ()

used for saying that you do not really approve of something or that it is not enough

bearable (adjective)

something that is bearable is difficult or unpleasant, but you are able to accept or deal with it

be as good as it gets ()

to be not very good and unlikely to improve

below (adverb)

not as good as a particular standard

be no match for someone ()

to be not as good, strong, clever etc as someone you are competing against

big deal ()

used for showing that you do not think that something is very good or impressive

dodgy (adjective)

Britishinformal not very good in quality

fair (adjective)

not bad but not very good

fallible (adjective)

not perfect, and likely to be wrong or make mistakes

feeble (adjective)

not good enough to achieve the intended result

flawed (adjective)

spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something

iffy (adjective)

spoken not very good

imperfect (adjective)

something that is imperfect has some faults or other bad qualities

indifferent (adjective)

not very good

jar (verb)

to be unsuitable in an unpleasant way in a particular place or situation

livable (adjective)

if something is livable, you can bear it but it is not very pleasant or enjoyable

liveable ()

another spelling of livable

makeshift (adjective)

made using whatever is available and therefore not very good

mediocre (adjective)

average or below average in quality, ability, or achievement

no great shakes ()

not very skilful or impressive

not all/everything it's cracked up to be (informal)

informal not as good as people think or expect something or someone to be

not be up to much ()

not very good

not cut the mustard ()

to not be good enough

not good enough ()

used for saying that you are not satisfied with what someone has done or is offering you

nothing/not anything to write home about ()

not very good

nothing to get excited about ()

used for saying that something is not as good as some people think it is

not much cop (informal)

informal not very good or useful

not much of a ()

used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something

not so/too hot ()

not of a very high quality or standard

not up to snuff ()

not as good as it should be

not up to the mark (informal)

informal not good enough

of a kind ()

used for saying that something is not as good as it should be

overrated (adjective)

not as good or important as some people believe

paltry (adjective)

not very good, important, or valuable

questionable (adjective)

probably not good, honest, or worth admiring

ropey (adjective)

informal not very good

second best (noun)

someone or something that is not what you wanted or is not as good as others

something is not all it’s cracked up to be ()

used for saying that something is not as good as people say that it is

something/life is not a bed of roses ()

used for saying that something is not always good or easy

so-so (adjective)

informal not good enough to be described as good

suboptimal (adjective)

formal not of the highest standard or quality

subpar (adjective)

below a normal or expected level

tolerable (adjective)

formal if something is tolerable, you are able to accept it or deal with it, although you do not like it

two-bit (adjective)

mainly Americaninformal not very good, or not important

two cheers for ()

used for saying that you think something is good but that it could be better

underwhelming (adjective)

not exciting, not impressive, or disappointing

unfit (adjective)

below the accepted quality or standard for a particular use or purpose

unimpressive (adjective)

not very good

unprepossessing (adjective)

formal not impressive or attractive

unsatisfactory (adjective)

not good enough

unsatisfying (adjective)

not happening in the way that you would like

unspectacular (adjective)

not especially good

unusable (adjective)

not good enough to use

wanting (adjective)

not as good as something should be

weak sauce (noun)

mainly Americaninformal something that is of bad quality or disappointing