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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fi
ri
 r
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
subordinate in rank, position, or degree.
Compared with a general, a captain is an inferior officer.- synonyms:
- secondary, subordinate
- antonyms:
- grand, superior, supreme, upper
- similar words:
- ancillary, junior, lower, minor, second-class, subservient, subsidiary, under
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| definition 2: |
being low in position; near the bottom.
These outcasts are of inferior rank in society.- synonyms:
- lower
- similar words:
- last, low, mean, nether, subjacent, under
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| definition 3: |
of lesser value, importance, or quality.
This coffee is inferior to our old brand.- synonyms:
- base, low-grade, poor, second-rate, substandard, third-rate
- antonyms:
- better, choice, excellent, fine, prime, superb, superior
- similar words:
- amateurish, awful, cheap, cheesy, coarse, cull, indifferent, lousy, low, mean, mediocre, scrub, secondary, shoddy, sleazy, subordinate, terrible, two-bit, unprofessional, wretched
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| definition 4: |
in astronomy, designating a planet that is nearer to the sun than is the earth.
- antonyms:
- superior
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| related words: |
adulterate, bad, bum, careless, dismal, ghastly, ill, inadequate, insignificant, irregular, lowly, ragged, servile, shabby, slipshod, sour, woeful, worthless |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one that is inferior to others.
He was not allowed to play with children whom his parents considered his inferiors.- synonyms:
- subordinate
- antonyms:
- superior
- similar words:
- junior, secondary
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| contrasting words: |
equal |
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| derivations: |
inferiorly (adv.), inferiority (n.) |
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