They are only allowed to attend substandard schools.
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Substandard
//ˌsʌbˈstændɚd//
Synonyms for "substandard" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (10)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (17)
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4 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- некачествен adj (of inferior quality)
- под стандарта adj (of inferior quality)
Dutch
1 entries- ondermaats adj (of inferior quality)
Finnish
1 entries- ala-arvoinen adj (of inferior quality)
German
1 entries- minderwertig adj (of inferior quality)
Hindi
3 entries- अधोमानक adj (of inferior quality)
- अमानक adj (of inferior quality)
- अमानकीय adj (of inferior quality)
Irish
1 entries- fochaighdeánach adj (of inferior quality)
Māori
1 entries- pakatiti adj (of inferior quality)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- dårlig adj (of inferior quality)
- ræva adj (of inferior quality)
Polish
3 entries- podrzędny adj (of inferior quality)
- pośledni adj (of inferior quality)
- substandardowy adj (of inferior quality)
Russian
1 entries- некачественный adj (of inferior quality)
Swedish
1 entries- undermålig adj (of inferior quality)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
"This decision will save countless elephants from being ripped away from their families in the wild and forces to spend their lifetimes imprisoned in substandard conditions at zoos," the Humane Society International said Sunday.
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You'll hear this a lot in Australia as well, though it may be treated as substandard.
Source: tatoeba (10294398)
In Algeria, corruption in the construction industry led to substandard housing and inflated prices.
Source: tatoeba (11758192)
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