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Synonyms for inferior
ɪnˈfɪər i ərin·fe·ri·or

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inferiornoun

    Antonyms:
    superior

  2. inferioradjective

    of lower quality

    Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.

    Antonyms:
    superior

  3. inferioradjective

    Antonyms:
    superior

  4. inferioradjective

    Antonyms:
    superior

  5. inferioradjective

    Antonyms:
    superior

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. inferiornoun

    one of lesser rank or station or quality

    Synonyms:
    subscript

    Antonyms:
    higher-up, superior, superordinate, splendid, arch, A-one, well-made, topnotch, quality, superb, surpassing, super, high-performance, premium, fantabulous, top-flight, prime(a), upper, spiffing, choice, sterling(a), ace, top(a), transcendent, crack, pucka, outstanding, top-hole, gilt-edged, brilliant, standard, olympian, tiptop, banner, condescending, shining, boss, first-rate, excellent, capital, weapons-grade, side(a), pukka, patronising, top-notch, leading(a), high-level, brag, topping, blue-ribbon(a), superlative, majestic, high, select, supreme, greatest, upper-level, prize, tops(p), patronizing, preeminent, high-ranking, first-class, eminent

  2. subscript, inferioradjective

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

    Synonyms:
    subscript

    Antonyms:
    superior, higher-up, superordinate, brag, outstanding, superb, ace, high-level, pukka, top(a), A-one, quality, upper, top-notch, choice, standard, top-flight, high-ranking, arch, blue-ribbon(a), olympian, first-class, prize, preeminent, supreme, prime(a), superlative, pucka, spiffing, gilt-edged, capital, well-made, super, topnotch, upper-level, topping, top-hole, sterling(a), crack, majestic, condescending, brilliant, splendid, tops(p), select, patronizing, first-rate, eminent, high-performance, patronising, surpassing, leading(a), excellent, fantabulous, weapons-grade, side(a), high, premium, transcendent, boss, banner, tiptop, greatest, shining

  3. inferioradjective

    of or characteristic of low rank or importance

    Synonyms:
    subscript, deficient, substandard

    Antonyms:
    superordinate, higher-up, superior, select, banner, superlative, patronizing, high, capital, surpassing, high-performance, boss, tops(p), weapons-grade, well-made, premium, olympian, shining, excellent, top-hole, high-level, choice, brag, patronising, first-class, arch, fantabulous, ace, superb, standard, topnotch, blue-ribbon(a), splendid, brilliant, outstanding, quality, prize, spiffing, preeminent, crack, top(a), top-flight, side(a), topping, sterling(a), upper-level, first-rate, transcendent, majestic, eminent, leading(a), tiptop, condescending, high-ranking, A-one, pukka, supreme, top-notch, pucka, super, upper, gilt-edged, greatest, prime(a)

  4. inferioradjective

    of low or inferior quality

    Synonyms:
    subscript, deficient, substandard

    Antonyms:
    superior, higher-up, superordinate, preeminent, first-class, prize, quality, outstanding, excellent, transcendent, tops(p), patronizing, tiptop, arch, top-flight, greatest, gilt-edged, standard, patronising, capital, olympian, well-made, top-hole, pucka, side(a), select, banner, brilliant, high-ranking, fantabulous, premium, brag, supreme, high, ace, majestic, topping, first-rate, weapons-grade, prime(a), leading(a), condescending, surpassing, crack, pukka, top(a), upper-level, splendid, high-performance, sterling(a), high-level, A-one, eminent, superlative, superb, choice, upper, topnotch, spiffing, blue-ribbon(a), shining, top-notch, boss, super

  5. subscript, inferioradjective

    written or printed below and to one side of another character

    Synonyms:
    subscript, deficient, substandard

    Antonyms:
    superior, higher-up, superordinate, first-rate, top-flight, weapons-grade, upper, select, top(a), top-notch, super, splendid, superb, tiptop, topping, choice, patronizing, surpassing, superlative, prize, banner, standard, blue-ribbon(a), supreme, brag, olympian, sterling(a), fantabulous, upper-level, excellent, quality, A-one, condescending, preeminent, tops(p), arch, capital, high-performance, well-made, outstanding, greatest, majestic, first-class, gilt-edged, prime(a), patronising, high-ranking, topnotch, side(a), leading(a), transcendent, pucka, top-hole, shining, brilliant, pukka, eminent, spiffing, boss, high, premium, crack, high-level, ace

  6. inferioradjective

    having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

    "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"

    Synonyms:
    subscript, deficient, substandard

    Antonyms:
    higher-up, superior, superordinate, tops(p), transcendent, banner, superb, supreme, topnotch, upper, top-flight, standard, first-class, high-performance, outstanding, greatest, pucka, tiptop, quality, brag, select, spiffing, top-notch, topping, leading(a), superlative, high-ranking, premium, capital, eminent, weapons-grade, excellent, crack, blue-ribbon(a), splendid, olympian, choice, sterling(a), ace, prize, majestic, brilliant, shining, fantabulous, preeminent, pukka, side(a), condescending, upper-level, gilt-edged, arch, surpassing, prime(a), high, boss, high-level, well-made, super, A-one, first-rate, top(a), patronising, patronizing, top-hole

  7. inferioradjective

    lower than a given reference point

    "inferior alveolar artery"

    Synonyms:
    subscript, deficient, substandard

    Antonyms:
    superior, higher-up, superordinate, A-one, shining, patronizing, pukka, select, superb, boss, splendid, gilt-edged, spiffing, superlative, leading(a), side(a), patronising, quality, top-flight, olympian, first-rate, transcendent, standard, top-hole, prime(a), capital, upper-level, upper, prize, super, brilliant, fantabulous, high-performance, topping, crack, excellent, blue-ribbon(a), well-made, premium, tiptop, supreme, surpassing, majestic, high, top-notch, preeminent, outstanding, sterling(a), eminent, condescending, pucka, high-ranking, banner, brag, arch, topnotch, greatest, ace, top(a), choice, first-class, high-level, tops(p), weapons-grade

  8. deficient, inferior, substandardadjective

    falling short of some prescribed norm

    "substandard housing"

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

    Antonyms:
    superordinate, superior, higher-up, majestic, splendid, excellent, choice, upper-level, well-made, crack, fantabulous, ace, tops(p), arch, A-one, topnotch, preeminent, super, transcendent, pukka, eminent, first-rate, banner, top(a), brag, sterling(a), select, greatest, topping, superlative, surpassing, weapons-grade, supreme, blue-ribbon(a), capital, top-notch, boss, brilliant, spiffing, first-class, tiptop, high-level, top-hole, olympian, leading(a), high, quality, condescending, top-flight, prime(a), gilt-edged, pucka, high-performance, outstanding, side(a), high-ranking, premium, superb, patronising, patronizing, upper, shining, prize, standard

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inferioradjective

    Synonyms:
    lower

  2. inferioradjective

    Synonyms:
    subordinate, secondary

  3. inferioradjective

    Synonyms:
    poor, indifferent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. inferioradjective

    Synonyms:
    poorer, lower, subordinate, menial, minor, mediocre, subaltern

  2. inferiornoun

    Synonyms:
    subordinate

    Antonyms:
    peer, equal, superior

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "inferior":

    lower, bottom, shoddy, below, substandard, low-grade, semi-precious

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#533below
#1104lower
#1711poor
#1796bottom
#10208inadequate
#10226useless
#10242insufficient
#15200inferior
#17142deficient
#20528unsatisfactory
#20769worthless
#24702unsuitable
#24911incompetent
#25409unequal
#26977disqualified
#29086unqualified
#29642unfit
#38067subscript
#38072substandard
#51821shoddy

How to use inferior in a sentence?

  1. Richard Blumenthal:

    The practice of steering involves jeopardy to the consumer because of the concern about parts, safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering because often it involves the use of parts that may be salvaged or inferior or even counterfeit and that is a real urgent and imminent safety concern for the consumer who may have no idea what the origin of the parts are, who made them, or even whether they're installed properly.

  2. Glenn Youngkin:

    This is a comprehensive problem across Virginia, and McAuliffe’s silence on this topic is deafening, critical race theory, which tries to teach our kids to feel inferior to one another, is exactly the opposite of what we need to do to bring them together to achieve their wildest dreams.

  3. Goa Kerle:

    The inferior man hates the truth. That is no tragedy. The tragedy is, he isn't aware he does.

  4. 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.

  5. Robin Steenman:

    They [ students ] are sitting there listening to this, and all they're hearing is' Mexicans are dirty, inferior in scholastic ability. They have skin problems and lice' and it just goes on and on and on about it, and I submit that's what they're going to take from that book, because they're just not ready.


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