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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 were considered to be 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 |
adverb + (adj.)inferior
academically,
backward,
biologically,
categorically,
culturally,
decidedly,
genetically,
inherently,
intellectually,
intrinsically,
markedly,
mentally,
morally,
naturally,
necessarily,
neither,
numerically,
physically,
racially,
seemingly,
socially,
somehow,
spiritually,
supposedly,
traditionally,
vastly
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(adj.)inferior
+ adverb
therefore
(adj.)inferior
+ noun
artery,
aspect,
being,
caste,
civilization,
conjunction,
cortex,
court,
creature,
education,
equipment,
extension,
gland,
good,
grade,
housing,
laborer,
lobe,
meatus,
nerve,
officer,
opponent,
perforator,
performance,
poetry,
pole,
portion,
position,
product,
quality,
race,
rank,
servant,
sinus,
status,
substitute,
taste,
tumor,
virtue,
white
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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 |
adjective + (n.)inferior
economic, genetic, intellectual, mexican, moral, racial, social, traditional
verb + (n.)inferior
abuse, address, observe, owe, perceive, protect, regard, treat
noun + (n.)inferior
advice, class, deference, immigrant, others, relation, superior, talk
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| derivations: |
inferiorly (adv.), inferiority (n.) |
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