deficient — I adjective attenuated, barren, below par, blemished, defective, depleted, devoid, disappointing, discontenting, empty, falling short, faulty, few, flawed, hollow, impaired, imperfect, impoverished, in arrears, inadequate, incompetent, incomplete … Law dictionary
substandard — sub·stan·dard adj: deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: as a: of a quality lower than that prescribed by law b: constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
deficient — adjective 1) a diet deficient in vitamin A Syn: lacking, wanting, inadequate, insufficient, limited, poor, scant; low 2) deficient leadership Syn: defective, faulty, flawed, inadequa … Thesaurus of popular words
inferior — 1. adjective 1) poorer people were thought to be innately inferior Syn: second class, lesser, lower in status, lower ranking, subordinate, second fiddle, junior, minor; subservient, lowly, humble, menial, beneath one Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
inferior — Synonyms and related words: Mickey Mouse, adherent, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, average, back burner, bad, base, black, bootlicker, cheap, cheesy, client, coarse, cog, common, commonality, commonalty, crappy, creature, criminal, crummy,… … Moby Thesaurus
non-standard — nonstandard onstandard, non standard on standardadj. 1. varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of {standard}. [Narrower terms … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonstandard — onstandard, non standard on standardadj. 1. varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of {standard}. [Narrower terms: {deficient … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonstandard — adjective 1. not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech… … Useful english dictionary
bad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vicious, wicked; defective; hurtful, noxious; unfavorable, unfortunate. See badness, inexpedience, imperfection. Ant., good. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wicked] Syn. immoral, evil, wrong, corrupt;… … English dictionary for students
bad — 1. adjective /bæd/ a) Not good; unfavorable; negative. You have bad credit. b) Seemingly non appropriate, in manners, etc. It is bad manners t … Wiktionary
