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- Dictionarysubstandard/ˌsʌbˈstandəd/
adjective
- 1. below the usual or required standard: "substandard housing"
- 2. another term for non-standard
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SUBSTANDARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of substandard in English. substandard. adjective. uk / 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.
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.
How to use substandard in a sentence. deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as; of a quality lower than that prescribed by law… See the full definition
Definition of substandard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Substandard definition: below standard or less than adequate. See examples of SUBSTANDARD used in a sentence.
Definition of 'substandard' Word Frequency. substandard. (sʌbstændərd ) 1. adjective. A substandard service or product is unacceptable because it is below a required standard. Residents in general are poor and undereducated, and live in substandard housing. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
adjective. us / sʌbˈstæn.dɚd / uk / sʌbˈstæn.dəd / 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. be not on idiom. beneath. cop. deficiency in something.
