inferiority
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being inferior
Types & categories
- lowness hypernym
- backseat hyponym
- shade hyponym
- subordinateness hyponym
Related & opposite
- substandard derivation
Sense 2 noun
an inferior quality
Types & categories
- caliber hypernym
- poorness hyponym
- scrubbiness hyponym
- second class hyponym
- wretchedness hyponym
Related & opposite
- superiority antonym
- inferior derivation
Sense 3 noun
the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
Types & categories
- disadvantage hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | substandard |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lowness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | backseat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subordinateness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | superiority |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inferior |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | caliber |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | poorness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrubbiness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | second class |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wretchedness |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disadvantage |