substandard
substandard
Definition
sub·stand·ard (sub stan′dərd)
adjective
below standard; specif.,
- below a standard established as by law
- Linguis. nonstandard: a usually pejorative designation for forms of a language that differ from the standard dialect, and a term not widely used by linguists
substandard
Synonyms
substandard
Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- term: Councilors also argued the junction of the former Guilden Sutton Lane and the diversion was substandard in visibility terms.
Modifies a noun
- housing: The majority no longer live in slums or substandard housing.
- accommodation: He remained in substandard B&B accommodation for over a year.
- ship: Future progress in the drive against substandard ships, however, depends largely on the ability of industry partners to take coordinated joint action.
- care: By contrast in Finland, the best performing country, only 32 % of baby deaths were blamed on substandard care.
- treatment: We have assisted many people to get personal injury compensation after they received substandard medical treatment and believe that we could help you too.
- performance: Parents of children with substandard academic performance should consult with a physician to assess their child's nutritional status.
Modifying Another Word
- very: Actually living conditions are very substandard in the Occupied Territories.
- often: I have heard that the stuff from Asia is often substandard.
- seriously: The light in a warehouse measuring 2 candlepower is seriously substandard.
- so: Our service is so substandard, we don't even notice it.
- either: Than meters from offers savings up either substandard or former premier cruises ' .
- even: Even substandard persistent world games have this effect, but no single-player games do.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near substandard
- substance abuse
- substance
- substage
- subst
- subspecies
- subspace
- subsonic
- subsolar
- subsoil
- subsistence
