Synonyms for substandard
sʌbˈstæn dərd

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1. deficient, inferior, substandard(adj)

   falling short of some prescribed norm

   "substandard housing"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, subscript, lacking(p), deficient, wanting(p), inferior

   Antonyms:
   standard

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1. List of paraphrases for "substandard":

   sub-standard, unhealthy, unsanitary, non-regulatory, low-grade, under-sized, inferior, precarious, undersized

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1. Tony Tyler:

   Aircraft get stuck in the soft surface due to substandard materials.

2. Sean Turner:

   I can see why there is a temptation to say it was probably 'lost' for a reason, so let's leave it there, but I don't think it was ever lost for a reason, I think he just didn't have the means with which to produce it. There doesn't seem to be any evidence to suggest that he thought it was substandard in any way.

3. Von Spakovsky:

   They are using federal housing money intended to improve the bad housing of poor Americans as the lever to force compliance with these new regulations, but that money is most needed in blighted, inner city urban neighborhoods, where there are a large number of African Americans. This federal utopian vision will divert that needed federal money into suburbs where it is not needed, leaving poor Americans living in substandard, terrible housing.

4. Sean Turner:

   But I don't think it was ever lost for a reason, I think he just didn't have the means with which to produce it. There doesn't seem to be any evidence to suggest that he thought it was substandard in any way.

5. Richard Gillespie:

   Counterfeit products can be deceiving at first glance, they're often cheaper and can appear very similar to the real thing. However, inferior products can end up costing consumers more than if they purchased the genuine item because of the high likelihood of substandard materials and malfunctioning parts.

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