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    substandard
    /ˌsʌbˈstandəd/

    adjective

    • 1. below the usual or required standard: "substandard housing"
    • 2. another term for non-standard

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › substandardSubstandard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 9, 2012 · The meaning of SUBSTANDARD is deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm. How to use substandard in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of substandard in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    / sʌbˈstæn.dəd / us. / sʌbˈstæn.dɚd / Add to word list. below a satisfactory standard: substandard housing / accommodation. substandard work / goods. Synonym. inferior. Compare. deficient. See also. standard adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not good enough.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › substandardSubstandard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something substandard is below standard — it’s shoddy or inferior. If your final paper for honors English class is scribbled on a torn sheet of notebook paper, that’s substandard work that you’ll probably have to do over.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsubstandard adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of substandard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › substandardSUBSTANDARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Substandard definition: below standard or less than adequate. See examples of SUBSTANDARD used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBSTANDARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (sʌbˈstændərd ) adjective. below standard. ; specif., a. below a standard established as by law. b. Linguistics. nonstandard. a usually pejorative designation for forms of a language that differ from the standard dialect, and a term not widely used by linguists. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › substandardSubstandard Definition - YourDictionary

    Substandard definition: Failing to meet a standard; below standard.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › substandardSubstandard - definition of substandard by The Free Dictionary

    sub•stand•ard (sʌbˈstæn dərd) adj. 1. below standard or less than adequate. 2. of or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard. [1895–1900]

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of substandard – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    SUBSTANDARD definition: Something that is substandard is not as good as it should be: . Learn more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › substandardsubstandard - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    below standard or less than adequate: His work was considered substandard by the boss. Linguistics of or relating to a dialect or variety of a language, or an element or style of usage, considered by others to mark its user as uneducated;