171 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ sˈʌbstandəd], [ sˈʌbstandəd], [ s_ˈʌ_b_s_t_a_n_d_ə_d]

Similar words for substandard:

• all (adjective)
• bad (adjective)
• below par (adjective)
• deficient (adjective)
• imperfect (adjective)
• inferior (adjective)
• low (adjective)
• low-grade (adjective)
• low-quality (adjective)
• off (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• poor (adjective)
• rotten (adjective)
• second-class (adjective)
• second-rate (adjective)
• second-rate/second-class (adjective)
• wanting (adjective)
• weak (adjective)
• inferior (noun)
• irregular (noun)
• nonstandard (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms

Paraphrases for substandard

Synonyms for Substandard:

• adj.

  • all (adjective)
  • substandard,
  • deficient.
  • bad (adjective)
  • the pits,
  • bottom out,
  • not good,
  • cruddy,
  • junky,
  • godawful,
  • grody,
  • sad.
  • below par (adjective)
  • more offform,
  • most off-form,
  • off form,
  • most off form,
  • more off-form,
  • most offform,
  • under weather,
  • offform,
  • more off form.
  • deficient (adjective)
  • wanting.
  • imperfect (adjective)
  • faulty.
  • inferior (adjective)
  • low-quality,
  • low-rent.
  • low (adjective)
  • cut-rate,
  • cut rate,
  • uncostly,
  • lower,
  • marked down.
  • low-grade (adjective)
  • lowgrade,
  • low grade.
  • low-quality (adjective)
  • lowquality.
  • off (adjective)
  • dis pleasing,
  • not up snuff,
  • most unrewarding,
  • dis-pleasing,
  • not up par,
  • de composed,
  • most decomposed,
  • more unrewarding,
  • more turned,
  • most disheartening,
  • dis heartening,
  • dis-heartening,
  • most mortifying,
  • de-composed,
  • more decomposed,
  • not to snuff,
  • most turned,
  • dis-appointing,
  • not snuff,
  • un rewarding,
  • not par,
  • more disheartening,
  • not to par,
  • dis appointing,
  • not up to snuff,
  • more mortifying,
  • un-rewarding.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • weak,
  • low,
  • below average,
  • suboptimal,
  • not good enough,
  • unrewarding,
  • low quality,
  • in default,
  • too little too late,
  • off,
  • out of gas,
  • rotten,
  • poor,
  • second-best,
  • below par,
  • bad,
  • not up to par,
  • inferior,
  • off-form,
  • not oneself.
  • poor (adjective)
  • poorer,
  • SUBPAR.,
  • subnormal,
  • niggardly.
  • rotten (adjective)
  • more bruised,
  • un-sound,
  • un sounder,
  • punkest,
  • un-pleasant,
  • dis agreeable,
  • un luckiest,
  • un luckier,
  • un happy,
  • un lucky,
  • dis-eased,
  • punker,
  • un pleasant,
  • dis eased,
  • un fortunate,
  • un-lucky,
  • un sound,
  • most bruised,
  • un-happy,
  • un-sounder,
  • un-fortunate,
  • un happier,
  • un-luckier,
  • dis-agreeable,
  • bummest,
  • un happiest,
  • un-soundest.
  • second-class (adjective)
  • second-class.
  • second-rate (adjective)
  • most second best,
  • most secondbest,
  • secondbest,
  • most second-best,
  • more secondbest,
  • second rate,
  • more second best,
  • secondrate,
  • more second-best.
  • second-rate/second-class (adjective)
  • most secondrate,
  • cheap dirty,
  • cheap and dirty.
  • wanting (adjective)
  • de-void,
  • de void,
  • more unfulfilled,
  • un fulfilled,
  • co oked,
  • most away,
  • be-reft,
  • more away,
  • more cooked,
  • un-fulfilled,
  • most unfulfilled,
  • unfulfilled,
  • most cooked,
  • out gas,
  • co-oked,
  • be reft.
  • weak (adjective)
  • forceless,
  • weakest.

• n.

  •
  • mediocre.
  • inferior (noun)
  • cheap.
  • irregular (noun)
  • irregular.
  • nonstandard (noun)
  • nonstandard.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • quality.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • makeshift,
  • undistinguished,
  • Overrated,
  • unsatisfying,
  • unusable,
  • bearable,
  • colloquial,
  • disappointing,
  • unimpressive,
  • second class,
  • fallible,
  • unspectacular,
  • livable.
  •
  • questionable,
  • imperfect,
  • second-rate,
  • indifferent,
  • low-grade,
  • feeble.
  •
  • unfit,
  • iffy,
  • below.
  •
  • shabby,
  • crack-up.
  •
  • jar.
  •
  • common.

Paraphrases for Substandard:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    bad, defective, deficient, disabled, faulty, flawed, handicapped, imperfect, inappropriate, inferior, insufficient, lacklustre, low-grade, mediocre, objectionable, precarious, unfit, unhealthy, unhygienic, unqualified, unsafe, unsuitable, weak, Standards, non-compliant, non-standard, low-standard.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    inadequate, insalubrious, insanitary, poor, shoddy, short, standard, undersized, unsanitary, unsatisfactory, low-quality, poor-quality.