English adjective: inferior |
1. | inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
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| Similar | humble, indifferent, low, low-level, lowly, middle-level, modest, outclassed, small |
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| See also | low, low, low-level, subordinate |
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| Antonyms | superior |
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2. | inferior of low or inferior quality |
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| Similar | bad, base, bum, bush, bush-league, cheap, cheapjack, cheesy, chintzy, coarse, coarsened, commercial, commercial-grade, common, crummy, deplorable, execrable, less, low-grade, mediocre, miserable, punk, ropey, ropy, scrawny, scrubby, second-class, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, stunted, tawdry, third-rate, tinny, utility, utility-grade, woeful, wretched |
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| See also | worst |
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| Attribute | caliber, calibre, quality |
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| Antonyms | superior |
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3. | inferior written or printed below and to one side of another character |
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| Synonyms | subscript |
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| Domain category | printing, printing process |
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| Antonyms | adscript, superscript, superior |
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4. | inferior having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit |
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| Samples | Mercury and Venus are inferior planets.
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| Domain category | astronomy, uranology |
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| Antonyms | superior |
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5. | inferior lower than a given reference point |
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| Samples | Inferior alveolar artery.
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| Similar | bottom |
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| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy |
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| Antonyms | side, top |
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6. | inferior falling short of some prescribed norm |
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| Samples | Substandard housing.
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| Synonyms | deficient, substandard |
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| Similar | nonstandard |
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| Antonyms | standard |
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