substandard

adjective
UK: /ˌsʌbˈstændəd/
US: /ˌsʌbˈstændərd/

  1. Below the usual or required standard; not good enough.

    1. The work was substandard and needed to be redone.
    2. The housing provided for the workers was substandard and barely habitable, leading to many complaints.

Synonyms

inferior poor deficient inadequate
substandard noun

  1. Something that is below the usual or required standard.

    1. The product was a substandard.
    2. We identified several substandards in the construction materials used for the bridge.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "substandard" is /ˌsʌbˈstændəd/ in British English and /ˌsʌbˈstændərd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "substandard": inferior, poor, deficient, inadequate.

Example usage of "substandard": "The work was substandard and needed to be redone.". More examples on the page.