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inferior

/ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/noun, adjective4 syllables

Inferior means: of low or inferior quality.

Synonyms for inferior54

noun, as in a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

subscript

adjective, as in of low or inferior quality

bad, base, bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny, bush-league, bush, cheapjack, shoddy
and 10 more, tawdry, coarse, common, coarsened, commercial, commercial-grade, deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful

adjective, as in of or characteristic of low rank or importance

humble, low, lowly, modest, small, indifferent, low-level, middle-level, outclassed, subordinate

adjective, as in falling short of some prescribed norm

deficient, substandard, nonstandard

adjective, as in written or printed below and to one side of another character

subscript

adjective, as in lower than a given reference point

bottom

also used for inferior

awful, horrible, low-grade, low-rent, abysmal, atrocious, chronic, anterior, BTEC, cheapie, cullionly, daddocky, less than, nonsuperior, poor man's

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Opposites of inferior

superior

What does inferior mean?8

adjective

1

of low or inferior quality

2

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

3

falling short of some prescribed norm“substandard housing”

4

written or printed below and to one side of another character

5

lower than a given reference point“inferior alveolar artery”

6

having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit“Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”

noun

1

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

2

one of lesser rank or station or quality

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with inferior?4

Show 7 near rhymes
linearinteriorssuperiorscheerleaderprettiernonlinearcheerleaders

Inferior in a sentence

  • This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.CK
  • He is little, if at all inferior to you.unknown
  • He is little, if at all, inferior to you.unknown
  • He is an inferior chess player, a patzer.carlosalberto
  • For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.fcbond
  • I think this one is inferior to that in quality.CM
  • This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.unknown
  • This machine is inferior to that one in durability.AlanF_US

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Forms of inferior

as a noun

plural
inferiors