Related Words for inferior

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substandard
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Adjective
cheap
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Adjective, Adjective
execrable
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
shoddy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
petty
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
sleazy
/x
Noun, Adjective
low
/
Adjective, Adjective
scrawny
/x
Adjective, Adjective
deplorable
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Adjective, Adjective
small
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Adjective, Adjective
wretched
/x
Adjective, Adjective
lowly
/x
Adjective, Adjective
woeful
/x
Adjective, Adjective
miserable
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Adjective, Adjective
flimsy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
crummy
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
coarse
/
Noun, Adjective
poor
/
Adjective, Adjective
tinny
/x
Adjective, Adjective
stunted
/x
Adjective, Adjective
bad
/
Adjective, Adjective
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
punk
/
Adjective, Adjective
modest
/x
Adjective, Adjective
less
/
Adjective, Adjective
humble
/x
Adjective, Adjective
common
/x
Adjective, Adjective
indifferent
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
bum
/
Adjective, Adjective
subordinate
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Adjective, Adjective
utility
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Adjective, Adjective
scrubby
/x
Adjective, Adjective
junior
/x
Adjective, Adjective
subaltern
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
secondary
/xxx
Adjective, Adjective
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
mediocre
xx/x
Adjective, Adjective
base
/
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
nonstandard
x/x
Noun, Adjective
tawdry
/x
Adjective, Adjective
cardboard
/x
Adjective, Adjective
subscript
x/
Adjective, Adjective
cheesy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
superior
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
unworthy
x/x
Adjective
unequal
x/x
Adjective
weaker
/x
Adjective
overpriced
/xx
Adjective
comparable
/xxx
Adjective
superiority
xxx/xx
Noun
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
defective
x/x
Adjective
lousy
/x
Adjective
worthless
/x
Adjective
incompetent
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Adjective
unintelligent
xx/xx
Adjective
inadequate
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Adjective
subpar
x/
Noun
crappy
/x
Adjective
intrinsically
x/xxx
Adjective
marginal
/xx
Adjective
colliculus
x/xx
Noun
degrading
x/x
Adjective
equal
/x
Adjective
disadvantageous
xxx/x
Adjective
indistinguishable
xx/xxx
Adjective
subhuman
x/x
Adjective
denigrated
/xxx
Verb
unattractive
xx/x
Adjective
subservient
x/xx
Adjective
suboptimal
xxxx
Adjective
useless
/x
Adjective
dissimilar
x/xx
Adjective
superlative
x/xx
Adjective
imitation
xx/x
Noun
ineffective
xx/x
Adjective
relative
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Adjective
valueless
/xx
Adjective
contemptible
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Adjective
discriminated
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Verb
unappealing
xx/x
Adjective
incapable
x/xx
Adjective
incomparable
x/xxx
Adjective
imperfect
x/x
Adjective
artificial
xx/x
Adjective
uncompetitive
xx/xx
Adjective
outperform
/xx
Verb
inherently
x/xx
Adverb
overrated
xx/x
Verb
abominable
x/xxx
Adjective
unfit
x/
Adjective
demeaning
x/x
Adjective
identical
x/xx
Adjective
incompatible
xx/xx
Adjective
unimpressive
xx/x
Adjective
quality
/xx
Noun
mean
/
Noun
less than
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
puny
/x
Adjective
raunchy
/x
Adjective
abject
/x
Adjective
meager
/x
Adjective
meagre
/x
Adjective
short
/
Adjective
minor league
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
menial
/xx
Adjective
slight
/
Adjective
debased
x/
Verb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
crusty
/x
Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
rudimentary
xx/xx
Adjective
disadvantaged
xx/x
Adjective
brass
/
Noun
pitiful
/xx
Adjective
descending
x/x
Verb
lackluster
/xx
Adjective
average
/xx
Noun
ornery
/xx
Adjective
derogatory
x/xxx
Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
underused
xx/
Adjective
ovary
/xx
Adverb
cava
/x
Noun
vena
/x
Noun
phrenic
/x
Noun
caval
xx
Noun
gluteal
//
Noun
turbinate
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Noun
epigastric
xx/x
Noun
concha
/x
Noun
olive
/x
Noun
pulvinar
//x
Noun
constrictor
x/x
Noun
alveolar
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Noun
oblique
x/
Noun
mesenteric
xx/x
Noun
pars
/
Verb
chance
/
Verb
cerebellar
/x/x
Noun
vermis
/x
Noun
rectus
/x
Noun
deducting
x/x
Verb
lobule
/x
Noun
retinaculum
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Noun
stigmatizing
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Verb
peduncle
x/x
Noun
posterior
x/x
Verb
fornix
/x
Noun
biologically
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Adverb
gyri
/x
Noun
limbus
/x
Noun
ramus
/x
Noun
parietal
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Noun
meatus
/x
Noun
dental
/x
Noun
anterior
x/xx
Adjective
approximate
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Adjective, Verb
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
belonging
x/x
Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beneath
x/
Adverb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
caudal
/x
Noun, Adjective
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
cephalic
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Adjective
complex
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
comprise
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
correspond
xx/
Verb
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
culled
/
Verb
deserving
x/x
Noun, Adjective
dorsal
/x
Adjective, Noun
exterior
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Noun, Adjective
failings
/x
Noun
follower
/xx
Noun
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
impaired
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Adjective, Noun
intervenes
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Verb, Noun
kick
/
Verb, Noun
lateral
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
lcl
x
Name
medial
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Adjective, Noun
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
occipital
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Adjective, Noun
outcast
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
patterns
/x
Verb
rostral
/x
Adjective, Noun
scared
/
Adjective
sentient
/x
Adjective, Noun
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spiritual
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Adjective, Noun
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
suffice
x/
Verb
superordinate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
superscript
xxx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
upper
/x
Adjective, Noun
wimp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective