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(ɪnfɪəriəʳ)
Word forms: plural inferiors
1. adjective
Something that is inferior is not as good as something else.
Much of the imported coffee is of inferior quality.
This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products.
If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined. [+ to]
2. adjective
If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself. [+ to]
Synonyms: lower, junior, minor, secondary More Synonyms of inferior
Inferior is also a noun.
A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
inferiority (ɪnfɪəriɒrɪti, US -ɔːr-) uncountable noun
I found it difficult to shake off a sense of social inferiority.
Synonyms: inadequacy, deficiency, mediocrity, imperfection More Synonyms of inferior
Synonyms: subservience, subordination, lowliness, servitude More Synonyms of inferior
More Synonyms of inferior

inferior in British English

(ɪnˈfɪərɪə)
adjective
1. 
lower in value or quality
2. 
lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate
3. 
not of the best; mediocre; commonplace
4. 
lower in position; situated beneath
5. 
(of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts
6.  astronomy
a. 
orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth
an inferior planet
inferior conjunction
b. 
lying below the horizon
7.  printing
(of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H2O
noun
8. 
an inferior person
9.  printing
an inferior character
Derived forms
inferiority (ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ)
noun
inferiorly (inˈferiorly)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Latin: lower, from inferus low

inferior in American English

(ɪnˈfɪriər)
adjective
1. 
lower in space; placed lower down
2. 
low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate
3. 
lower in quality or value than
with to
4. 
poor in quality; below average
5.  Anatomy
located below or directed downward
6.  Astronomy
designating or of planets between the earth and the sun
7.  Botany
having the sepals, petals, and stamens attached at the apex
said of the ovary of an epigynous flower
8.  Printing
placed below the type line, as 2 in NO2
noun
9. 
an inferior person or thing
Derived forms
inferiority (inˌferiˈority) (ɪnˌfɪriˈɔrəti; ɪnˌfɪriˈɑrəti)
noun
inferiorly (inˈferiorly)
adverb
Word origin
ME < L, compar. of inferus, low, below < IE *ṇdheros < base *ṇdhos, under

Examples of 'inferior' in a sentence
inferior

They were listless in the second half, struggling to make an impact against hopelessly inferior opposition.
The Sun (2016)
There is little attention to the lives of those of socially inferior status.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
It was considered vastly inferior to film or any other art form.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Those who feel inferior constantly sink down within themselves and appear subservient.
Mansfield, Patricia Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive? (1994)
Such courses were seen as inferior to academic ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The vinyl shoes you see in discount shoe stores are an inferior good for most people.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
This was the chance for him to shine in front of inferior opposition.
The Sun (2008)
They are eight points from safety but with an inferior goal difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is followed by a barrage of verbal abuse that leaves me feeling inferior.
The Sun (2015)
Most of the time that alternative one will be inferior.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The graph shows that it is possible for a normal good to become inferior as income increases.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
That should have signalled a goal feast against clearly inferior opposition.
The Sun (2010)
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Favourite scams include billing for parts and then using inferior quality products while pocketing the differencein price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This may be due to the inferior quality of the centrifuges or because there are faulty components that have been introduced.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Why should a man be considered inferior just because he's got a chrome dome?
The Sun (2012)
Not surprisingly, minorities experienced inferior social conditions.
Christianity Today (2000)
This enables the complainant to look down on you and not to feel that he or she has been put into the inferior position.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And it didn't much help that he had always wanted to be a painter and considered photography an inferior art form.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His forte is that he can dismiss inferior opponents without engaging overdrive, the gear that does so much to dim the appetite for future struggles.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They are two points from safety with a vastly inferior goal difference - and only12 games left to play.
The Sun (2014)
He had an implacable self-belief that could be imposed on inferior opponents, and an icy calm in the heat of battle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

Quotations

No-one can make you feel inferior without your consentEleanor Roosevelt

In other languages
inferior

British English: inferior /ɪnˈfɪərɪə/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is inferior is not as good as something else.
The products were of inferior quality.
  • American English: inferior
  • Arabic: أَدْنَى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inferior
  • Chinese: 下等的
  • Croatian: slabiji
  • Czech: podřadný
  • Danish: ringe
  • Dutch: inferieur
  • European Spanish: inferior peor
  • Finnish: huonompi
  • French: inférieur
  • German: untergeordnet
  • Greek: υποδεέστερος
  • Italian: inferiore
  • Japanese: 劣った
  • Korean: 열등한
  • Norwegian: underlegen
  • Polish: niższy
  • European Portuguese: inferior
  • Romanian: inferior
  • Russian: низший
  • Latin American Spanish: inferior
  • Swedish: underlägsen
  • Thai: ด้อยกว่า
  • Turkish: aşağı durum
  • Ukrainian: поганий
  • Vietnamese: thua kém
British English: inferior /ɪnˈfɪərɪə/ NOUN
If one person is regarded as another person's inferior, they are considered to have less ability, status, or importance.
A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
  • American English: inferior
  • Arabic: سُفْليّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inferior
  • Chinese: 下级
  • Croatian: podređeni
  • Czech: podřízený
  • Danish: underordnet
  • Dutch: ondergeschikte
  • European Spanish: inferior subordinado
  • Finnish: alempiarvoinen henkilö
  • French: subordonné
  • German: Untergebener
  • Greek: υφιστάμενος
  • Italian: inferiore
  • Japanese: 目下の者
  • Korean: 손아랫사람
  • Norwegian: underordnet
  • Polish: podwładny
  • European Portuguese: inferior
  • Romanian: subaltern
  • Russian: низший по общественнному положению
  • Latin American Spanish: inferior
  • Swedish: underordnad
  • Thai: ผู้ด้อยกว่า
  • Turkish: ast
  • Ukrainian: підлеглий
  • Vietnamese: thuộc cấp

Chinese translation of 'inferior'

inferior

(ɪnˈfɪərɪəʳ)

adj

  1. (= lower in hierarchy) 低等的 (dīděng de)
  2. (in worth)
    1. [work, person] 差的 (chà de)
    2. [goods] 次的 (cì de)

n (c)

  1. (in hierarchy) 下级(級) (xiàjí)
  2. (in worth) 低下的人 (dīxià de rén)
    to be inferior to 比 ... 低一等 (bǐ ... dī yī děng)
    to feel inferior (to) 感到(比 ... )低一等 (gǎndào (bǐ ... ) dī yī děng)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
lower in rank, position, or status
the inferior status of women in many societies
Synonyms
lower
the lower ranks of council officers
junior
a junior minister attached to the prime minister's office
minor
She is known for a number of minor roles in films.
secondary
Refugee problems remained of secondary importance.
subsidiary
a subsidiary position
lesser
He was feared by other, lesser, men.
humble
He came from a fairly humble, poor background.
subordinate
Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example.
lowly
lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators
less important
menial
low-paid menial jobs such as cleaning
Opposites
higher
,
senior
,
superior
,
greater
,
top
2 (adjective) 
Definition
of poor quality
These recordings are of inferior quality.
Synonyms
substandard
a policy of clearing substandard housing
bad
Many elderly people are living in bad housing.
poor
The meal was very poor.
He was a poor actor.
mean
He was raised in the mean streets of the central market district.
worse
poorer
pants (informal)
flawed
rotten (informal)
I thought it was a rotten idea.
dire
indifferent
She had starred in several indifferent movies.
duff (British, informal)
A couple of duff tracks prevent this being a masterpiece.
mediocre
His university record was mediocre.
second-class
a second-class education
deficient
deficient landing systems
imperfect
second-rate
another second-rate politician
shoddy
I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service.
low-grade
undrinkable low-grade wine
unsound
downmarket
low-rent (informal)
for the birds (informal)
wretched
What a wretched excuse!
two-bit (slang)
crappy (slang)
no great shakes (informal)
poxy (slang)
dime-a-dozen (informal)
piss-poor (slang)
chickenshit (US, slang)
bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
not much cop (British, slang)
tinhorn (US, slang)
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
of a sort or of sorts
strictly for the birds (informal)
end-of-the-pier (British, informal)
bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang)
Opposites
fine
,
excellent
,
first-class
(noun) 
Definition
a person inferior to another, esp. in rank
He was too proud to conceal his opinions from those he considered his inferiors.
Synonyms
underling (derogatory)
underlings who do the dirty work
junior
subordinate
Her subordinates respected her.
lesser
menial
minion
She delegated the job to one of her minions.

Quotation

No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent [Eleanor Roosevelt]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bad
Definition
not good
Many elderly people are living in bad housing.
Synonyms
inferior,
poor,
inadequate,
pathetic,
faulty,
duff (British, informal),
unsatisfactory,
mediocre,
defective,
second-class,
deficient,
imperfect,
second-rate,
shoddy,
low-grade,
erroneous,
substandard,
low-rent (informal),
two-bit (slang),
crappy (slang),
end-of-the-pier (British, informal),
poxy (slang),
dime-a-dozen (informal),
piss-poor (slang),
bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
tinhorn (US, slang),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang),
strictly for the birds (informal)
in the sense of deficient
Definition
inadequate in quantity or quality
deficient landing systems
Synonyms
unsatisfactory,
poor,
inadequate,
weak,
flawed,
inferior,
impaired,
faulty,
incomplete,
unsuitable,
defective,
imperfect,
unworthy
in the sense of duff
Definition
broken or useless
A couple of duff tracks prevent this being a masterpiece.
Synonyms
bad,
poor,
useless,
pathetic,
inferior,
worthless,
unsatisfactory,
defective,
deficient,
imperfect,
substandard,
low-rent (informal),
poxy (slang),
pants (informal),
bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang)

Synonyms of 'inferior'

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