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/ sʌbˈstæn dərd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
noting or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage that is often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard.
Insurance . not measuring up to an insurer's regular standards in undertaking risks: a substandard risk. pertaining to insurance written to cover substandard risks. Origin of substandard First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + standard
Words nearby substandard substage, substance, substance abuse, substance abuse disorder, substance P, substandard , substantia, substantia alba, substantia gelatinosa, substantia grisea, substantial
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Example sentences from the Web for substandard The consequences of substandard teaching go far beyond whether college or a good job is in reach.
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Who will make sure that haste to satisfy the displaced does not lead to substandard building?
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They continue to be bogged down with allegations of substandard mental-health care.
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This is shocking evidence that large sections of the population are at substandard levels of health.
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Get rid of the substandard wiring, the ancient, lead-leaching plumbing, the cracked tile and water-warped crumbling plaster.
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Substandard wages provide only a substandard market for the goods and services produced by American industry and agriculture.
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British Dictionary definitions for substandard adjective below an established or required standard
another word for nonstandard
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Words related to substandard inadequate, shoddy, cheap, lousy, bad, base, below par, junk, lemon, poor, second-rate, unacceptable, low-grade, subpar