pass muster

verb

Roget 82: conform to, conform to rule; accommodate oneself to, adapt oneself to; rub off corners.    be regular etc. adj.; move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules, obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom, fall into a usage; follow the fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude; pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec les loups [Fr.]; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track etc. (habit) 613; keep one in countenance.    exemplify, illustrate, cite, quote, quote precedent, quote authority, appeal to authority, put a case; produce an instance etc. n.; elucidate, explain.    ... show more

Roget 639: be sufficient etc. adj.; suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster; have enough etc. n.; eat.    one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill; roll in, swim in; wallow in etc. (superabundance) 641; wanton.    abound, exuberate, teem, flow, stream, rain, shower down; pour, pour in; swarm; bristle with; superabound.    render sufficient etc. adj.; replenish etc. (fill) 52.    ... show more

Roget 648: be beneficial etc. adj.; produce good, do good etc. 618; profit etc. (be of use) 644; benefit; confer a benefit etc. 618.    be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of.    produce a good effect; do a good turn, confer an obligation; improve etc. 658.    do no harm, break no bones.    be good etc. adj.; excel, transcend etc. (be superior) 33; bear away the bell.    stand the proof, stand the test; pass muster, pass an examination.    challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.    ... show more

Roget 931: approve; approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of; esteem, value, prize; set great store by, set great store on.    do justice to, appreciate; honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire; like etc. 897; be in favor of, wish Godspeed; hail, hail with satisfaction.    stand up for, stick up for; uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction; clap on the back, pat on the back; keep in countenance, indorse; give credit, recommend; mark with a white mark, mark with a stone.    commend, belaud^†, praise, laud, compliment; pay a tribute, bepraise^†; clap the hands; applaud, cheer, acclamate^†, encore; panegyrize^†, eulogize, cry up, proner [Fr.], puff; extol, extol to the skies; magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of; flatter etc. 933; bless, give a blessing to; have a good word for, say a good word for; speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of; sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of; resound the praises of; sing praises to; cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo.    redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of; do credit to; deserve praise etc. n.; recommend itself; pass muster.    be praised &c.; receive honorable mention; be in favor with, be in high favor with; ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of; laudari a laudato viro [Lat.].    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: answer, avail, be equal to, bear, do, do it, fall in with, fall into line, fill the bill, find favor with, fit in, follow the crowd, follow the fashion, follow the rule, fulfill, get by, get in line, go around, go through channels, hack it, hold, hold up, just do, keep in step, make the grade, meet, meet requirements, meet with approval, pass, play the game, qualify, reach, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, stand, stand the test, stand up, stay in line, stretch, suffice, take it, toe the mark, work ... show more.

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