inferior
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3.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˈfɪr.i.ər/
:
inferior
- And it doesn't mean that we have inferior products and teams and athletes anymore.
- inferior quality
- academically inferior
- an inferior education
Some say it's in that it is inferior to other keyboard designs.
- Some say it's in that it is inferior to other keyboard designs.
- I am inadequate, I'm inferior, I'm insignificant, I'm helpless,
- And it doesn't mean that we have inferior products and teams and athletes anymore.
- Indeed, rather than regarding, say, the religions of Egypt as inferior, they simply brought those gods in.
- Yes, a new machine has been built, but it produces work of inferior quality.
- So is your concern that China is either producing inferior drugs or that they may cut us off?
- But just so much of this information, it's only there to make you feel inferior or insecure or alarmed.
- Racism kills when you transform people into objects and treat them as objects that are of inferior worth.
- Why would you exchange inferior things for something?
- Now a normal leisure effect is an inferior labor effect.
- And further, it's, it's an inferior resource strategy.
- And he says, you know, you would you exchange inferior things for something great.
- Pure is like the one of the correct pure is inferior to extra virgin.
Examples
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Yes, a new machine has been built, but it produces work of inferior quality.
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Its land forces, however, were clearly inferior to the combined forces of France and Poland.
Academic text (1990) -
Most currently available software is of inferior quality, providing little more than an electronic worksheet.
Academic text (1990) -
From their inception, black Americans fought exclusion and inferior conditions on trains and streetcars.
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The food at that restaurant was inferior to what we expected based on the reviews.
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Her performance in the competition was inferior to that of her peers.
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Many consumers believe that cheaper products are often of inferior quality.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
838
1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
118
4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
109
4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
35
4.3
Not having enough of something needed
27
4.4
Not as good as the usual or required quality
23
4.4
Not as good as the best, often cheap or simple
17
4.7
Of very low quality and not good enough
15
4.5
Not as good as people expect
12
1.0
Lower in quality or condition than something else
11
4.4
Not very good and worth less than similar things
4
5.6
Less good than the best choice
Cheap and poorly made
Not very good in quality or condition
Not as good as expected or needed
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large vein that carries blood from the lower body and belly to the heart
- Specialized
1
6.1
A blood vessel that supplies the lower part of the cerebellum
- Specialized
1
7.2
A blood vessel that branches from the lower main blood vessel in the belly to supply the large intestine
- Specialized
A blood vessel that carries blood from the lower surface of the brain to large channels inside the head
- Specialized
Small blood vessels under the brain that carry blood into large internal channels
- Specialized
A planet that lies directly between Earth and the Sun in a straight line
- Specialized
A blood vessel that runs through the lower jaw and carries blood to the lower teeth
- Specialized
A vein in the lower front of the belly that carries blood toward the groin
- Specialized
A small blood vessel that carries blood from the lower lip to a vein in the face
- Specialized
A lower fold of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two
- Specialized
Lower band of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two bands
- Specialized
A vein that drains blood from the lower and inner parts of the eye socket
- Specialized
A planet that orbits closer to the Sun than Earth, like Mercury or Venus
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood from the lower part of a lung to the left atrium of the heart
- Specialized
A small brain vein that drains blood from parts of the thalamus and striatum into the basal vein
- Specialized
A neck vein that carries blood from the lower thyroid to a large vein near the heart
- Specialized
A muscle under the eye that moves the eyeball down and toward the nose
- Specialized
A thin lower back muscle that helps hold the lower ribs steady when you breathe
- Specialized
A blood vessel in the lower front of the belly that carries blood to a larger vein in the pelvis
- Specialized
A vein that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lower lobe of a lung to the left side of the heart
How Bad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Inferior comes from an old Latin word inferior meaning 'lower' or 'below', and over time 'being lower' came to mean 'less good', which is why we call lower-quality things inferior.