subpar
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4.5
- adjective
- /sʌbˈpɑr/
- The restaurant received many complaints for its subpar service and food quality.
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Watch on YouTubeHis job performance, like, like Dustin said, subpar.
- His job performance, like, like Dustin said, subpar.
- No one has spent money on a product that's subpar.
- It always resulted in work that was avoidably subpar.
- Love the GF but the porkin is subpar.
- The second is I guarantee her account structure is a little subpar.
- But the quality level overall today I would say was a little bit subpar.
- Or a critical or cynical story, which will then impact in the sense that you come up with a subpar strategy.
- Basically this product had a lot of criticism for being subpar and it wasn't due to people's application.
- So the employment picture itself is also subpar relative to the typical post war recovery.
- So you can use this if you really like that form factor, but the tracking fidelity is subpar.
Examples
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Contributing to their subpar performance is a school mathematics curriculum that is divorced from African American students' everyday experiences (Ladson-Billings, 1997).
Academic text (2009) -
The chicken is subpar compared to Olive Garden in a big way.
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Health care and housing are already subpar for the majority.
Blog text (12) -
There are no consequences for the government if the services it provides are subpar.
Blog text (8) -
So the employment picture itself is also subpar relative to the typical post war recovery.
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It just feels subpar to everything else out there.
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The first half on defense may have been subpar, but it wasn't disastrous.
Blog text (7) -
To hold this activity as a discretionary act only diminishes the standard of care provided to students to a subpar level.
Academic text (2003) -
Kenya's below-grade-level reading skills and subpar grades marked her academic career, despite her highly developed critical thinking skills.
Academic text (2014) -
After reviewing the latest evaluations, the teacher realized that the students' subpar grades reflected a lack of preparation.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
262
3.5
Not as good as usual
187
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
181
1.4
Not as good as you expected or hoped
94
4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
70
3.7
Not as good in quality as something else
28
4.4
Not as good as the best, often cheap or simple
26
7.1
Very bad or of poor quality
24
4.4
Not very good and worth less than similar things
23
4.4
Not as good as the usual or required quality
20
4.7
Of very low quality and not good enough
19
3.0
Neither good nor bad
15
3.9
Not good enough to be acceptable
12
4.4
Less impressive or exciting than you expect
5
4.4
Only average and not very good
3
5.6
Less good than the best choice
3
8.1
Average and not very impressive
2
4.8
Worse than usual or expected in quality, performance and health
1
6.6
Very poor quality and not good enough
1
6.4
Lower than the normal level in amount or quality
1
6.8
Very low quality and not good enough
1
6.5
Not as good as expected or needed
Lower than the normal level in quality or performance
Not very good in quality or condition
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Etymology
Subpar comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' and par meaning 'equal' or 'standard'. So something subpar is 'under the standard', which is why we use it for work or things that are not as good as expected.