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Synonyms of the word 
INFERIOR → BAD - BASE - BOTTOM - BUM - BUSH - BUSH-LEAGUE - CHARACTER - CHEAP - CHEAPJACK - CHEESY - CHINTZY - COARSE - COARSENED - COMMERCIAL - COMMON - CRUMMY - DEFICIENT - DEPLORABLE - EXECRABLE - FLIMSY - FOLLOWER - GRAPHEME - HUMBLE - INDIFFERENT - JUNIOR - LESS - LOW - LOW-GRADE - LOW-LEVEL - LOWLY - MEDIOCRE - MISERABLE - MODEST - NONSTANDARD - OUTCLASSED - PETTY - PUNK - ROPEY - ROPY - SCRAWNY - SCRUBBY - SECOND-CLASS - SECOND-RATE - SECONDARY - SHODDY - SLEAZY - SMALL - STUNTED - SUBALTERN - SUBORDINATE - SUBSCRIPT - SUBSTANDARD - TAWDRY - THIRD-RATE - TINNY - UTILITY - WOEFUL - WORST - WRETCHEDinferior- adj. of lower quality.
- adj. of lower rank.
- adj. located below.
- adj. (botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below…
- adj. (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
- adj. (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- adj. (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- n. a person of lower stature to another.
bad- adj. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
- adj. Not suitable or fitting.
- adj. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
- adj. Unhealthy.
- adj. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- adj. Evil; wicked.
- adj. Faulty; not functional.
- adj. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- adj. (of breath) Malodorous, foul.
- adj. (informal) Bold and daring.
- adj. (hip-hop slang) good, superlative.
- adj. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
- adv. (now colloquial) Badly.
- n. (slang) Error, mistake.
- n. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted…
- adj. (slang) Fantastic.
- v. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.
- v. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
base- n. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- n. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- n. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- n. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- n. (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- n. A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
- n. (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- n. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus…
- n. Important areas in games and sports.
- n. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- n. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- n. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- n. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- n. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid…
- n. (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
- n. (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
- n. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- n. (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- n. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- n. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- n. (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that…
- n. (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- n. (music) Dated form of bass.
- n. (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- n. (archaic) The housing of a horse.
- n. (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour)…
- n. (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
- n. (obsolete) An apron.
- n. A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from…
- v. (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- v. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
- v. (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- adj. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
- adj. Low in place or position.
- adj. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
- adj. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
- adj. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- adj. (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
- adj. Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
- adj. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- adj. (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
- adj. Not classical or correct.
- adj. Obsolete form of bass.
- adj. (law) Not held by honourable service.
- n. (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- acr. Alternative form of BASE.
bottom- n. The lowest part from the uppermost part, in either of these senses.
- n. (uncountable, Britain, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
- n. (Britain, US) A valley, often used in place names.
- n. The buttocks or anus.
- n. (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
- n. (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always…
- n. (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn to bat.
- n. (BDSM) A submissive in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
- n. (LGBT, slang) A man penetrated or with a preference for being penetrated during homosexual intercourse.
- n. (physics) A bottom quark.
- n. (often figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
- n. A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
- n. The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, or sea.
- n. An abyss.
- n. (obsolete) Power of endurance.
- n. (obsolete) Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.
- v. To fall to the lowest point.
- v. To establish firmly; to found or justify on or upon something; to set on a firm footing; to set or rest…
- v. (intransitive) To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded.
- v. (intransitive) To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point…
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.
- v. (transitive) To furnish with a bottom.
- v. To be the submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- v. To be anally penetrated in gay sex.
- adj. The lowest or last place or position.
bum- n. The buttocks.
- n. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal, rare, Canada, US) The anus.
- n. (by metonymy, informal) A person.
- v. (Britain, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- interj. (Britain) An expression of annoyance.
- n. (Canada, US, colloquial) A homeless person, usually a man.
- n. (Canada, US, colloquial, derogatory) a hobo.
- n. (Canada, US, Australia, colloquial) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- n. (Canada, US, Australia, colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- n. (colloquial) A drinking spree.
- v. (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- v. (intransitive, colloquial, pejorative) To behave like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
- v. (transitive, slang, Britain) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
- adj. Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
- adj. Unfair.
- adj. Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
- adj. Unpleasant.
- v. To depress; to make unhappy.
- n. (dated) A humming noise.
- v. (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- n. (obsolete) A bumbailiff.
bush- n. (horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually…
- n. (slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's; loosely, a woman's vulva.
- n. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
- n. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a…
- n. (hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
- v. (intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
- v. To set bushes for; to support with bushes.
- v. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.
- n. (archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.
- n. (often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
- n. (Canada) A woodlot or bluff on a farm.
- adv. (Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
- adj. (colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
- n. (baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior".
- n. A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing).
- n. A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which…
- n. A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.
- v. (transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining.
bush-league- adj. (US) Minor-league; second-rate.
character- n. A being involved in the action of a story.
- n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
- n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
- n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- n. A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially…
- n. A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- n. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
- n. (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing…
- n. (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
- n. (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
- n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- n. (dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
- n. (dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
- v. (obsolete) To write (using characters); To describe.
cheap- n. (obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
- n. (obsolete) A market; marketplace.
- n. Price.
- n. (obsolete) A low price; a bargain.
- n. Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.
- adj. Low and/or reduced in price.
- adj. Of poor quality.
- adj. Of little worth.
- adj. (slang, of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhand or unfair.
- adj. (chiefly Canada, US, derogatory) Ungenerous; stingy, mean (UK), tightfisted, excessively frugal.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To buy; purchase.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To sell.
- adv. Cheaply.
cheapjack- n. A peddler, a travelling hawker.
- adj. shabby.
cheesy- adj. Of or relating to cheese.
- adj. Resembling, or containing cheese.
- adj. (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
- adj. (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
- adj. (of a smile or grin) Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere.
chintzy- adj. Of or decorated with chintz.
- adj. (figuratively) Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
- adj. (figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
coarse- adj. Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close…
- adj. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;.
coarsened- v. simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
commercial- n. An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
- n. (finance) A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.
- adj. Of or pertaining to commerce.
- adj. (aviation) Designating an airport that serves passenger and/or cargo flights.
- adj. (aviation) Designating such an airplane flight.
common- adj. Mutual; shared by more than one.
- adj. Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- adj. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
- adj. Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- adj. (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence…
- adj. (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- adj. Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
- adj. (obsolete) Profane; polluted.
- adj. (obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
- n. Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- n. A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- n. The people; the community.
- n. (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other…
- v. (obsolete) To communicate (something).
- v. (obsolete) To converse, talk.
- v. (obsolete) To have sex.
- v. (obsolete) To participate.
- v. (obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.
- v. (obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.
crummy- adj. (informal) Bad; poor.
- adj. (dated) Full of crumb or crumbs; crumby.
- adj. (dated) Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.
- n. (informal, British Columbia and U.S. Pacific Northwest) Small van, bus, or railway car used to transport…
deficient- adj. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- adj. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- adj. (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper…
deplorable- adj. Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
- adj. Lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion.
- n. A person or thing that is to be deplored.
execrable- adj. Of the poorest quality.
- adj. Hateful.
flimsy- adj. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
- n. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
- n. (informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
follower- n. (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
- n. Something that comes after another thing.
- n. One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- n. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- n. An imitator, who follows another's example.
- n. A pursuer.
- n. A person or an account holding entity who's following someone or something (such as a company, a government…
- n. A machine part receiving motion from another.
- n. A man courting a maidservant.
- n. Young cattle.
- n. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- n. (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually…
- n. (colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
grapheme- n. A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet…
- n. In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
humble- adj. not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- adj. Thinking lowly of oneself; claiming little for oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
- v. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.
- v. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of;…
- adj. hornless.
indifferent- adj. Not caring or concerned; uninterested, apathetic.
- adj. Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
- adj. Having no preference or bias, being impartial.
- adj. Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
- adj. (mechanics) Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
- adv. (obsolete) To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably,…
junior- adj. (comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
- adj. (not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
- adj. (not comparable) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
- adj. (not comparable, chiefly US) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh…
- n. A younger person.
- n. A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun…
- n. (chiefly US) A third-year student at a high school or university.
less- adv. To a smaller extent.
- adv. In lower degree.
- adj. (now archaic except with numbers) comparative form of little: more little; smaller.
- adj. A smaller amount (of); not as much.
- adj. (proscribed) A smaller number of; fewer.
- prep. Minus; not including.
- v. (obsolete) To make less; to lessen.
- conj. (obsolete) unless.
low- adj. In a position comparatively close to the ground.
- adj. Small in height.
- adj. Situated below the normal level, or the mean elevation.
- adj. Depressed, sad.
- adj. Not high in amount or quantity.
- adj. Of a pitch, suggesting a lower frequency.
- adj. Quiet; soft; not loud.
- adj. Despicable; lacking dignity; vulgar.
- adj. Lacking health or vitality; feeble; weak.
- adj. Being near the equator.
- adj. Humble in character or status.
- adj. Simple in complexity or development.
- adj. Designed for the slowest speed, as in low gear.
- adj. Articulated with a wide space between the flat tongue and the palette.
- adj. (phonetics) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate.
- adj. (archaic) Not rich, highly seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple.
- n. Something that is low; a low point.
- n. A depressed mood or situation.
- n. (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- n. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- n. (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- n. (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.
- adv. Close to the ground.
- adv. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- adv. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- adv. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- adv. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- adv. In a time approaching our own.
- adv. (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that…
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To depress; to lower.
- v. obsolete simple past tense of laugh.
- v. (intransitive) To moo.
- n. (countable, Britain, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- v. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) To burn; to blaze.
- n. (archaic or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
- n. (Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
low-grade- adj. Of inferior quality.
low-level- adj. relatively unimportant.
- adj. not intense.
- adj. (computing) of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine…
- adj. details.
lowly- adj. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
- adj. Low in rank or social importance.
- adj. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
- adj. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
- adv. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
- adv. In a low condition; meanly.
mediocre- adj. Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium…
- n. A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim. Common and undistinguished person.
- n. (historical) A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural…
miserable- adj. In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- adj. Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent.
- adj. Wretched; worthless; mean.
- adj. (obsolete) Causing unhappiness or misery.
- adj. (obsolete) Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
- n. A miserable person; a wretch.
modest- adj. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
- adj. Small, moderate in size.
- adj. (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
nonstandard- adj. Not standard.
- adj. (linguistics) Not conforming to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.
- n. Something that is not standard.
outclassed- v. simple past tense and past participle of outclass.
petty- adj. (obsolete except in set phrases) Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
- adj. Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
- adj. Narrow-minded, small-minded.
- n. (usually in the plural, obsolete) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
- n. (now historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
- n. (dialect, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
punk- n. (obsolete, countable) A prostitute; courtesan.
- n. (countable, uncommon) The bottom in a male-male sexual relationship, especially in prison.
- n. (countable) A juvenile delinquent; a young, petty criminal or trouble-maker; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
- n. (countable) Any worthless person.
- n. (uncountable) A social and musical movement rooted in rebelling against the established order.
- n. (uncountable) The music of the punk movement, known for short songs with electric guitars, strong drums,…
- n. (countable, sometimes as informal plural punx) A person who belongs to that movement and/or listens to…
- adj. Of, from, or resembling the punk subculture.
- adj. (Canada, US, informal) Weak or unwell; not in good health.
- adj. (Canada, US, informal) Inferior; bad.
- v. To pimp.
- v. To forcibly perform anal sex upon an unwilling partner.
- v. To prank.
- v. (especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
- n. (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood,…
- n. (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
ropey- adj. Alternative spelling of ropy.
ropy- adj. Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- adj. Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- adj. (Britain, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- adj. (of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
scrawny- adj. Thin, malnourished and weak.
scrubby- adj. Covered with or consisting of scrub.
- adj. Inferior in size or quality.
second-class- adj. Inferior in quality or standing.
second-rate- n. (military, nautical, historical) a British ship-of-the-line sail warship that has 90 to 98 guns dispersed…
- adj. Of mediocre quality, not first class.
secondary- adj. Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- adj. Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body.
- adj. (organic chemistry) Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic…
- adj. (geology) produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass.
- adj. (geology) developed by pressure or other causes.
- adj. (anatomy) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
- adj. (medicine) Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.
- adj. Of less than primary importance.
- adj. (education) related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of 11 and 18.
- adj. (manufacturing) relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.
- adj. (of a color) Formed by mixing primary colors.
- n. (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
- n. (finance) An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
- n. (American football, Canadian football) The defensive backs.
- n. (electronics) An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or…
- n. One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
- n. (astronomy) A secondary circle.
- n. (astronomy) A satellite.
- n. Used as an abbreviation to refer to items with names containing secondary.
shoddy- adj. Of poor quality or construction.
- n. A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
sleazy- adj. Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- adj. Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy; sordid.
small- adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
- adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
- adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
- adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- adv. In a small fashion.
- adv. In or into small pieces.
- adv. (obsolete) To a small extent.
- n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference…
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
- v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
stunted- v. simple past tense and past participle of stunt.
- adj. prevented from growing or developing.
- adj. (medicine) Of a person: shorter than usual for their age.
subaltern- adj. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer,…
- adj. (logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
- n. A subordinate.
- n. (Britain) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
- n. (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows…
- n. (social sciences) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the…
subordinate- adj. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- adj. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
- adj. (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause.
- n. (countable) One who is subordinate.
- v. (transitive) To make subservient.
- v. (transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
- v. (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
subscript- n. (printing) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
- n. (computing) A numerical index into an array.
- v. (computing, transitive, of a text) To convert to a subscript form.
substandard- adj. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
tawdry- adj. (of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
- adj. (of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.
third-rate- n. (military, nautical, historical) a sailing warship that can be described with the adjective "third-rate".
- adj. of lesser value or quality than second-rate.
- adj. (military, nautical, historical) describing a British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided onto…
tinny- adj. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
- adj. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more…
- adj. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
utility- n. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- n. Something that is useful.
- n. (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the…
- n. (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
- n. (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities…
- n. (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help…
- n. (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
- adj. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
- adj. Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace,…
woeful- adj. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
- adj. Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
- adj. wretched; paltry; poor.
worst- adj. superlative form of bad: most bad.
- n. something or someone that is the worst.
- adv. In the worst way: most badly, most ill.
- v. (archaic, transitive) To make worse.
- v. (dated, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
- v. (rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.
wretched- adj. Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief;…
- adj. Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.
- adj. (obsolete) Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
- v. Misspelling of retched.
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