substandard
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adjective \ˌsəb-ˈstan-dərd\Definition of SUBSTANDARD
: deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: as a : of a quality lower than that prescribed by law <substandard housing> b : conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage existing within a speech community but not that of the prestige group in that community c : constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer
See Examples of SUBSTANDARD
- <a teacher who rejects substandard work without hesitation>
First Known Use of SUBSTANDARD
1897
Related to SUBSTANDARD
- Synonyms
- bastard, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar, bad, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong
- Antonyms
- acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
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