271 Another Word for Substandard? – Substandard Synonyms & Antonyms

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Meaning of substandard

The primary meaning of the word "substandard" is something that fails to meet the required or expected standards.

Etymology of substandard

The word "substandard" has its roots in the Latin words "sub" meaning under or below, and "standard" from the Old French "estandard" meaning flag or banner.
Historically, the term "substandard" emerged in the mid-19th century to describe something that fell below the established norms or expectations.

Synonyms

inferior poor inadequate unacceptable deficient subpar mediocre second-rate third-rate low-grade low-quality shoddy shabby shabby shoddy shabby unsatisfactory shoddy unsatisfactory unacceptably imperfect imperfectly inept ineptly ineptness unskilled unskillful amateurish amateur unprofessional shoddy crude rough roughshod careless shabby slack lax remiss negligent slovenly sloppy shabby dilapidated decrepit worn worn-out tattered frayed threadbare seedy seedy down-at-heel down-at-the-heels ramshackle rickety unstable unsound weak feeble fragile flimsy faulty flawed defective imperfect inadequate insufficient meager scanty sparse skimpy limited restricted constrained poor miserable wretched pitiful pathetic deplorable lamentable regrettable unfortunate unhappy sad sorrowful dismal gloomy bleak depressing dreary dismal disheartening discouraging dispiriting demoralizing demoralized disconsolate despondent desperate hopeless hapless luckless ill-fated ill-starred star-crossed unlucky unfortunate inauspicious unfavorable unfavourable adverse contrary unfavorable unpropitious inopportune unseasonable untimely ill-timed unwise imprudent rash reckless thoughtless inconsiderate ill-advised misguided misdirected awry askew amiss wrong bad badly poorly inadequately insufficiently unacceptably defectively imperfectly ineptly unskillfully amateurishly unprofessionally carelessly sloppily negligently laxly remissly thoughtlessly inconsiderately ill-advisedly mistakenly incorrectly wrongly badly poorly inadequately insufficiently meagerly scantily sparsely skimpily limitedly restrictively constrainedly weakly feebly fragily flimsily faultily defectively imperfectly inadequately insufficiently unacceptably unsatisfactorily shabbily shoddy crudely roughly roughly roughly carelessly sloppily laxly remissly negligently thoughtlessly inconsiderately ill-advisedly mistakenly incorrectly wrongly poorly badly inadequately insufficiently meagerly scantily sparsely skimpily limitedly restrictively constrainedly weakly feebly fragily flimsily faultily defectively imperfectly inadequately insufficiently unacceptably unsatisfactorily

Definitions

  • Falling below the required or expected standard in quality, quantity, or performance.
  • * Not meeting the normal or expected standards of something.

Usage Examples

  • The new employee's substandard performance led to his termination.
  • * The hotel room was substandard, with broken furniture and a leaky faucet.
  • * The substandard conditions in the factory led to a decline in worker morale.

Antonyms

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