inferior
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
one of lesser rank or station or quality
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Sense 2 adjective
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
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Sense 3 noun
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
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Sense 4 adjective
of low or inferior quality
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Sense 5 adjective
written or printed below and to one side of another character
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Sense 6 adjective
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets
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Sense 7 adjective
lower than a given reference point
inferior alveolar artery
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Sense 8 adjective
falling short of some prescribed norm
substandard housing
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | superordinate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | follower |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | low |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | low |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | superior |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | humble |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | indifferent |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | low-level |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | middle-level |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | outclassed |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | superscript |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | subscript |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | grapheme |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | worst |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | superior |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | caliber |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | low quality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | base |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | bum |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | bush |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | cheapjack |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | coarse |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | coarsened |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | commercial-grade |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | wretched |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | less |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | low-grade |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | mediocre |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | ropey |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | stunted |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | second-class |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | third-rate |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | utilitya |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | superscript |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | adscript |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | subscript |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | printing process |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | superior |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | anatomy |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | bottoma |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | inferiority |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | deficiency |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonstandard |