What is another word for below the mark?
Pronunciation:
[ bɪlˌə͡ʊ ðə mˈɑːk], [ bɪlˌəʊ ðə mˈɑːk], [ b_ɪ_l_ˌəʊ ð_ə m_ˈɑː_k]
Related words: mark below the line, under the mark, under the line in spanish, below the line in spanish, below the line of text, below the line of poetry
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Synonyms for Below the mark:
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adj.
• minor • minor-league Other relevant words:
- abject ,
- abstemious ,
- accessary ,
- accouterment ,
- accoutrement ,
- add-on ,
- adjunct ,
- adjuvant ,
- alight ,
- ancillary ,
- appurtenance ,
- appurtenant ,
- at a lower place ,
- auxiliary ,
- away ,
- awry ,
- belittled ,
- beneath ,
- blue ,
- brassy ,
- brightness ,
- brightness level ,
- bring down ,
- broken ,
- bump off ,
- bush ,
- bush league ,
- calorie-free ,
- cancelled ,
- chance ,
- cheap ,
- child ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- crushed ,
- cursory ,
- daily ,
- dalliance ,
- dawdling ,
- deficient ,
- dependant ,
- depleted ,
- depress ,
- depressed ,
- depression ,
- diminished ,
- dinkey ,
- dismount ,
- dispatch ,
- dispirited ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- down the stairs ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- downstair ,
- drug-addicted ,
- easy ,
- effortless ,
- everyday ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- fiddling ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- first ,
- first gear ,
- flash ,
- flashy ,
- flimsy ,
- foot soldier ,
- footling ,
- forth ,
- fragile ,
- free-and-easy ,
- frown ,
- fry ,
- garish ,
- gaudy ,
- get down ,
- get off ,
- gimcrack ,
- gloomy ,
- glower ,
- grim ,
- haywire ,
- hooked ,
- humble ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- hyponym ,
- idle ,
- ignite ,
- igniter ,
- ignitor ,
- illume ,
- illuminate ,
- illumination ,
- illumine ,
- imperfectly ,
- inconsequent ,
- inner light ,
- insignificant ,
- insouciant ,
- jnr ,
- jr ,
- jr. ,
- junior-grade ,
- kid ,
- let down ,
- light source ,
- light up ,
- light within ,
- light-colored ,
- light-headed ,
- lighter ,
- lightheaded ,
- lighting ,
- lightly ,
- lightness ,
- lightsome ,
- lilliputian ,
- lite ,
- little ,
- littler ,
- loose ,
- loud ,
- lour ,
- low gear ,
- low-cal ,
- low-down ,
- low-level ,
- low-pitched ,
- low-spirited ,
- low-toned ,
- lower berth ,
- lower-ranking ,
- lowly ,
- luminance ,
- luminosity ,
- luminousness ,
- measly ,
- meretricious ,
- minors ,
- minuscule ,
- miserable ,
- modest ,
- moo ,
- murder ,
- negative ,
- nestling ,
- nether ,
- next-to-last ,
- nickel-and-dime ,
- niggling ,
- nipper ,
- nonaged ,
- nonchalant ,
- occasional ,
- on a lower floor ,
- passing ,
- pendant ,
- pendent ,
- perch ,
- perfunctory ,
- petit larceny ,
- petty larceny ,
- picayune ,
- piffling ,
- pip-squeak ,
- pocket-size ,
- pocket-sized ,
- polish off ,
- promiscuous ,
- qualified ,
- rebuff ,
- remove ,
- scant ,
- scummy ,
- scurvy ,
- secondary coil ,
- secondary winding ,
- shaver ,
- short ,
- slay ,
- slender ,
- slim ,
- sluttish ,
- small-minded ,
- small-scale ,
- sour ,
- spark ,
- sparkle ,
- squirt ,
- strung-out ,
- subdue ,
- subject ,
- subordinate word ,
- subscript ,
- subsidiary company ,
- subtraction ,
- superficial ,
- supplement ,
- supplemental ,
- supplementary ,
- svelte ,
- swooning ,
- take down ,
- tatty ,
- tawdry ,
- tenuous ,
- thin ,
- third-year ,
- tiddler ,
- tike ,
- to a lesser extent ,
- to a lower place ,
- to the lowest degree ,
- trashy ,
- tripping ,
- turn down ,
- turned ,
- twinkle ,
- tyke ,
- unaccented ,
- unclouded ,
- underage ,
- underling ,
- unhorse ,
- unproductively ,
- unprofitably ,
- venial ,
- visible light ,
- visible radiation ,
- wakeful ,
- wanton ,
- weak ,
- wide ,
- wrong ,
- youngster .
- amiss ,
- astray ,
- at a disadvantage ,
- at the nadir ,
- below ,
- below deck ,
- below par ,
- below standard ,
- belowstairs ,
- beside the mark ,
- beside the point ,
- bootlessly ,
- downstairs ,
- far from it ,
- fruitlessly ,
- in the gutter ,
- in vain ,
- infra ,
- least ,
- least of all ,
- less ,
- minor ,
- minor league ,
- not up to scratch ,
- not up to snuff ,
- off ,
- short of ,
- smalltime ,
- substandard ,
- to no purpose ,
- under ,
- underfoot ,
- vainly .
How to use "Below the mark" in context?
Below the mark describes a situation whereby someone has failed to achieve a certain standard or exceeds expectations in a negative way. Usage of this phrase is often used as a form of criticism.
It is most often used figuratively to refer to someone or something who is not up to scratch or who is not meeting the required standards. The phrase implies that the person or thing is not good enough, and is often used to express disapproval.
Below the mark can also be used to refer to a situation in which someone has not performed as well as expected, or has failed to meet the needs of someone or something.
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