Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "inferior" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

superior superior superior

Capable Of

step aside

Derived Terms

Peover Inferior anterior inferior cerebellar artery anteroinferior inferior alveolar artery inferior alveolar nerve inferior cervical ganglion inferior colliculus inferior concha inferior court inferior dental artery inferior ganglion inferior good inferior hypophyseal artery inferior laryngeal artery inferior laryngeal nerve inferior mesenteric artery inferior nasal concha inferior oblique inferior oblique muscle inferior orbital fissure inferior petrosal sinus inferior pharyngeal constrictor inferior planet inferior rectus inferior sagittal sinus inferior thyroid artery inferior turbinate inferior turbinate bone inferior vena cava inferiority inferiorization inferiorize inferiorly inferiormost inferiorness infero lateroinferior noninferior obliquus oculi inferior posterior inferior cerebellar artery posteroinferior septoinferior superoinferior

Context

anatomy astronomy botany typography

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

character follower graph grapheme graphic symbol unequal

Type Of (IsA)

follower

Related Terms

Armenia Inferior limit inferior

Related Terms

adherent adjective anterior below bract calyx complex earth flower horizon inferiority low low position lower organ ovary position quality ranks stature subordinate subscript sun than under under position worse worse than worst

Similar Terms

bad bad base base bottom bottom bum bush bush league bush-league cheap cheapjack cheesy chintzy chintzy coarse coarse coarsened coarsened commercial commercial grade commercial-grade common crummy deplorable deplorable execrable humble humble indifferent indifferent less less low low grade low level low-grade low-level lowly mediocre middle level middle-level miserable modest nonstandard outclassed outclassed punk ropey ropey ropy scrawny scrawny scrubby second class second rate second-class second-rate shoddy sleazy small stunted subordinate tawdry tawdry third rate third-rate tinny utility utility grade utility-grade woeful worst wretched

Synonym Network

subscript substandard

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