I think this one is inferior to that in quality.
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Inferior
//ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə//
Synonyms for "inferior" (287 found)
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Strong matches (86)
downearlieremployeeeverydayevilfairfeudalfeudatoryflunkeyflunkyfollowerfourth classfourth-classgimcrackgood-for-nothinghackhanger onhanger-onheelerhelper
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henchmanhirelinghoi polloihomagerhopelessignobleillimmaterialimperfectimproperin the shadeinaccurateinadequateinappreciableinauspiciousincapableincapable ofincompetentinconsequentialinconsiderableineffectiveinefficientineptinessentialinexpedientinfra diginsignificantinsufficientinvalidirregularirrelevantjuniorjunkylackeylackinglesserlickspittleliegeliege manlightweightlittlelourlousylowlow classlow gradelow levellow prioritylow testlow-classlow-gradelow-prioritylow-qualitylow-testlowerlower classlower orderslowestlowlymalevolentmarginalmassesmeanmediocre
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (143)
menialmickey mousemiddle levelmiddlingminionminorminusminutemodestmyrmidonnegligiblenetherno great shakesno-accountno-goodnonessentialnot vitalof no accountof no consequenceof no matter
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of no significanceordinaryoutclassedpaltrypawnpeccantpeonpetitpettyplebeianpoorpoor relationpunkpunyretainerright hand manright-hand manropeyropysatellitesatrapscrawnyscrubsecond bestsecond classsecond fiddlesecond ranksecond ratesecond stringsecond-bestsecond-classsecond-ratesecondaryseedyserfservantservileshabbyshoddyshortshort ofsimplesinfulsinisterslavesleazysmallsorrystoogesubsubalternsubjacentsubjectsubordinatesubscriptsubservientsycophanttackytechnicalthird classthird rankthird ratethird stringthird stringerthird-classthird-ratetinnytributaryunableunable tounderunderlingunderprivilegedunderstrapperunendowedunessentialunfavorableunfitunfittedungiftedunhealthyunimportantunimpressiveunkindunnoteworthyunpleasantunprofessionalunqualifiedunreachedunsatisfactoryunskillfuluntalenteduntowardunworthyutility gradevaluelessvassalviciousvulgarwantingwickedworthlesswretchedwrongyeomanyes manyes-man
Adjective(2 words)
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6 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
43 entriesPeover Inferioranterior inferior cerebellar arteryanteroinferiorinferior alveolar arteryinferior alveolar nerveinferior cervical ganglioninferior colliculusinferior conchainferior courtinferior dental arteryinferior ganglioninferior goodinferior hypophyseal arteryinferior laryngeal arteryinferior laryngeal nerveinferior mesenteric artery
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4 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
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Translations
104 translations across 33 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ստորին adj (located below)
Bashkir
2 entries- кәм adj (of lower quality)
- ҡайтыш adj (of lower quality)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- नीच adj (of lower quality)
Bulgarian
4 entries- долен adj (located below)
- нискокачествен adj (of lower quality)
- по-нисш adj (of lower rank)
- подчинен adj (of lower rank)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 低劣 adj (of lower quality)
- 低賤 /低贱 adj (of lower rank)
- 下屬 /下属 noun (person of lower status)
Czech
3 entries- méněcenný adj (of lower rank)
- podřadný adj (of lower quality)
- podřízený noun (person of lower status)
Danish
2 entries- underordnet adj (of lower rank)
- underordnet noun (person of lower status)
Dutch
4 entries- inferieur adj (of lower quality)
- inferieur adj (of lower rank)
- lager adj (located below)
- minderwaardig adj (of lower quality)
Esperanto
1 entries- malsupra adj (of lower rank)
Finnish
4 entries- alempi adj (of lower rank)
- alempi adj (located below)
- alempiarvoinen adj (of lower rank)
- alhaisempi adj (located below)
French
3 entries- inférieur adj (of lower rank)
- inférieur adj (located below)
- inférieur noun (person of lower status)
Galician
4 entries- inferior adj (of lower quality)
- inferior adj (of lower rank)
- inferior adj (located below)
- inferior noun (person of lower status)
Georgian
4 entries- დაბალხარისხიანი adj (of lower quality)
- დაბალხარისხოვანი adj (of lower quality)
- დამორჩილებული adj (of lower rank)
- დაქვემდებარებული adj (of lower rank)
German
4 entries- nachgeordnet adj (of lower rank)
- tiefer adj (located below)
- untergeordnet adj (of lower rank)
- unterlegen adj (of lower rank)
Greek
3 entries- κάτω adj (located below)
- κατώτερος adj (of lower rank)
- υφιστάμενος noun (person of lower status)
Hindi
2 entries- अधोमानक adj (of lower quality)
- नीच adj (of lower quality)
Italian
4 entries- inferiore adj (of lower quality)
- inferiore adj (of lower rank)
- inferiore adj (located below)
- di basso rango noun (person of lower status)
Japanese
4 entries- 下級の adj (of lower rank)
- 下賎な adj (of lower rank)
- 劣る adj (of lower quality)
- 賎しい adj (of lower rank)
Latin
1 entries- secundārius adj (of lower quality)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- mindreverdig adj (of lower rank)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- mindreverdig adj (of lower rank)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- آشاغی adj (of lower quality)
- آشاغی adj (of lower rank)
- آشاغی adj (located below)
Polish
2 entries- podrzędny adj (of lower quality)
- pośledni adj (of lower quality)
Portuguese
1 entries- inferior adj (of lower quality)
Romanian
3 entries- inferior adj (of lower quality)
- inferior adj (of lower rank)
- inferior adj (located below)
Russian
4 entries- мла́дший adj (of lower rank)
- ни́жний adj (located below)
- ни́зший adj (of lower rank)
- нижестоя́щий adj (of lower rank)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अनार्य adj (of lower quality)
Spanish
4 entries- inferior adj (of lower quality)
- inferior adj (of lower rank)
- inferior adj (located below)
- malmatado adj (of lower rank)
Swedish
2 entries- undermålig adj (of lower quality)
- underordnad adj (of lower rank)
Turkish
2 entries- aşağı derecede olan adj (of lower quality)
- uyuz adj (of lower quality)
Ukrainian
4 entries- гірший adj (of lower quality)
- нижній adj (located below)
- підлеглий adj (of lower rank)
- підле́гла noun (person of lower status)
Walloon
2 entries- dizotrin adj (of lower rank)
- dizotrin adj (located below)
Welsh
1 entries- adlaw noun (person of lower status)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.
Source: tatoeba (57466)
This machine is inferior to that one in durability.
Source: tatoeba (59817)
This wine is inferior to that one in flavor.
Source: tatoeba (60310)
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