substandard
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4.4
- adjective
- /sʌbˈstændərd/
:
deficiente
- They said you were untrained, undisciplined and substandard.
- substandard housing
- substandard conditions
- substandard performance
And then when investigators went in, they found substandard protocols in place.
- And then when investigators went in, they found substandard protocols in place.
- Well, look, I'm a, I'm a great fan of therapy, but let me also say that many, many therapists are very substandard.
- I felt I felt substandard to literally anyone.
- Even when the grain corn failed, the pigeon continued eagerly to reject substandard parts.
Examples
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International poverty and inequality thus support and reinforce acquiescence to substandard housing and employment conditions.
Academic text (2017) -
Little attention has been paid to how these workers and their families perceive and respond to substandard housing conditions.
Academic text (2017) -
The accommodation is substandard, and a third of the women share a room.
Academic text (1992) -
And then when investigators went in, they found substandard protocols in place.
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The community suffered from high unemployment, low per capita income, insufficient health care, and substandard housing.
Academic text (2017) -
Many Native Americans exist and thrive under conditions that would be judged substandard by the surrounding majority culture.
Academic text (1992) -
Some mental health hospitals are criticized for substandard or even inhumane living conditions.
Academic text (2005) -
The housing and sanitation are often substandard and include one-room homes that lack water and toilet facilities.
Academic text (2002) -
When teachers are unproductive and the quality of education is substandard, a country's economy is also eventually affected.
Academic text (2000) -
Many factories were shut down due to their substandard safety practices.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
176
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
118
4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
63
3.7
Not as good in quality as something else
35
4.3
Not having enough of something needed
25
7.1
Very bad or of poor 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
17
3.9
Not good enough to be acceptable
15
4.5
Not as good as people expect
13
2.8
Something that is not good or well made
11
4.4
Not very good and worth less than similar things
4
5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
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
Not as good as expected or needed
Not very good in quality or condition
Lower than the normal level in quality or performance
Below the skill or quality of a trained expert
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Substandard comes from the prefix sub- meaning 'under' and the word standard meaning 'a level or rule'. So something substandard is 'under the usual level' in quality or performance.