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adjective
1 up to
Busy or occupied with.
Roget 490:
knowing
etc.
v.;
cognitive;
acroamatic†.
aware of,
cognizant of,
conscious of;
acquainted with,
made acquainted with;
privy to,
no stranger to;
au fait with,
au courant;
in the secret;
up to,
alive to;
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain;
let into;
apprized of,
informed of;
undeceived.
proficient with,
versed with,
read with,
forward with,
strong with,
at home in;
conversant with,
familiar with.
erudite,
instructed,
leaned,
lettered,
educated;
well conned,
well informed,
well read,
well grounded,
well educated;
enlightened,
shrewd,
savant,
blue,
bookish,
scholastic,
solid,
profound,
deep-read,
book-learned;
accomplished
etc.
(skillful)
698;
omniscient;
self-taught.
known
etc.
v.;
ascertained,
well-known,
recognized,
received,
notorious,
noted;
proverbial;
familiar,
familiar as household words,
familiar to every schoolboy;
hackneyed,
trite,
trivial,
commonplace.
cognoscible†,
cognizable.
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Roget 861:
courageous,
brave;
valiant,
valorous;
gallant,
intrepid;
spirited,
spiritful†;
high-spirited,
high-mettled†;
mettlesome,
plucky;
manly,
manful;
resolute;
stout,
stout-hearted;
iron-hearted,
lion-hearted;
heart of oak;
Penthesilean.
bold,
bold-spirited;
daring,
audacious;
fearless,
dauntless,
dreadless†,
aweless;
undaunted,
unappalled,
undismayed,
unawed,
unblanched,
unabashed,
unalarmed,
unflinching,
unshrinking†,
unblanching†,
unapprehensive;
confident,
self-reliant;
bold as a lion,
bold as brass.
enterprising,
adventurous;
venturous,
venturesome;
dashing,
chivalrous;
soldierly
etc.
(warlike)
722;
heroic.
fierce,
savage;
pugnacious
etc.
(bellicose)
720.
strong-minded,
hardy,
doughty;
firm
etc.
(stable)
150;
determined
etc.
(resolved)
604;
dogged,
indomitable
etc.
(persevering)
604.1.
up to,
up to the scratch;
upon one's mettle;
reassured
etc.
v.;
unfeared†,
undreaded†.
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Having the requisite qualities for:
— The work isn't up to the standard I require.
synonyms: adequate to, capable, equal to.
Roget 157:
powerful,
puissant;
potential;
capable,
able;
equal to,
up to;
cogent,
valid;
efficient,
productive;
effective,
effectual,
efficacious,
adequate,
competent;
multipotent†,
plenipotent†,
omnipotent;
almighty.
forcible
etc.
adj..
(energetic)
171;
influential
etc.
175;
productive
etc.
168.
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Roget 698:
skillful,
dexterous,
adroit,
expert,
apt,
handy,
quick,
deft,
ready,
gain;
slick,
smart
etc.
(active)
682;
proficient,
good at,
up to,
at home in,
master of,
a good hand at,
au fait,
thoroughbred,
masterly,
crack,
accomplished;
conversant
etc.
(knowing)
490.
experienced,
practiced,
skilled,
hackneyed;
up in,
well up in;
in practice,
in proper cue;
competent,
efficient,
qualified,
capable,
fitted,
fit for,
up to the mark,
trained,
initiated,
prepared,
primed,
finished.
clever,
cute,
able,
ingenious,
felicitous,
gifted,
talented,
endowed;
inventive
etc.
515;
shrewd,
sharp,
on the ball
etc.
(intelligent)
498;
cunning
etc.
702;
alive to,
up to snuff,
not to be caught with chaff;
discreet.
neat-handed,
fine-fingered,
nimble-fingered,
ambidextrous,
sure-footed;
cut out for,
fitted for.
technical,
artistic,
scientific,
daedalian†,
shipshape;
workman-like,
business-like,
statesman-like.
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adverb
Roget 106:
while,
whilst,
during,
pending;
during the time,
during the interval;
in the course of,
at that point,
at that point in time;
for the time being,
day by day;
in the time of,
when;
meantime,
meanwhile;
in the meantime,
in the interim;
ad interim,
pendente lite [Lat.];
de die in diem [Lat.];
from day to day,
from hour to hour
&c.;
hourly,
always;
for a time,
for a season;
till,
until,
up to,
yet,
as far as,
by that time,
so far,
hereunto,
heretofore,
prior to this,
up to this point.
the whole time,
all the time;
all along;
throughout
etc.
(completely)
52;
for good
etc.
(diuturnity)
110.
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon;
then;
anno Domini,
A. D.;
ante Christum,
A. C.;
before Christ,
B. C.;
anno urbis conditae [Lat.],
A. U.C.;
anno regni [Lat.],
A. R.;
once upon a time,
one fine morning,
one fine day,
one day,
once.
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