English is a language that is really suboptimal, but there are volumes of information in it.
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Suboptimal
//sʌbˈɑptɪməl//
Synonyms for "suboptimal" (3 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (1)
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Translations
11 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- suboptimální adj (less than optimal)
Finnish
1 entries- alioptimaalinen adj (less than optimal)
French
1 entries- suboptimal adj (less than optimal)
German
1 entries- suboptimal adj (less than optimal)
Greek
1 entries- υποβέλτιστος adj (less than optimal)
Indonesian
1 entries- suboptimal adj (less than optimal)
Italian
1 entries- subottimale adj (less than optimal)
Malay
1 entries- suboptimum adj (less than optimal)
Romanian
1 entries- suboptimal adj (less than optimal)
Russian
1 entries- неоптимальный adj (less than optimal)
Spanish
1 entries- subóptimo adj (less than optimal)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Near-synonym: submaximal
Source: wiktionary
A quickly produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.
Source: wiktionary
"The way the consultation has been handled is suboptimal," she continued.
Source: wiktionary
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