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par

noun

□ below par

1 the team's performances have been consistently below par:

substandard, inferior, not up to standard, not up to scratch, under par, below average, lacking, wanting, second-rate, mediocre, middling, poor, bad, inadequate, unsatisfactory, uninspired, undistinguished;

informal not up to snuff;

North American, informal bush-league.

2 I'm feeling a bit below par this evening:

slightly unwell, not (very) well, not oneself, not in good shape, out of sorts;

ill, ailing, unwell, poorly, indisposed;

unhealthy, unfit, washed out, run down, tired, fatigued, peaky, liverish;

sick, queasy, nauseous;

British off, off colour;

informal under the weather, not up to snuff, funny, peculiar, crummy, lousy, rough;

British, informal ropy, grotty;

Scottish, informal wabbit;

Australian/NZ, informal crook;

dated seedy, queer.

□ on a par with

a degree of training on a par with the best cathedral choirs England has to offer:

as good as, comparable with, in the same class/league as, equivalent to, much the same as, equal to, a match for, on a level with, on an equal footing with, of the same standard as.

□ par for the course

long hours are par for the course in catering:

normal, typical, standard, usual, predictable, what one would expect, only to be expected.

□ up to par

those students whose grades are up to par:

good enough, up to the mark, satisfactory, acceptable, adequate, passable, up to scratch, all right;

informal OK, up to snuff.

par (1) Oxford Dictionary of English