inferior

Meaning

Adj

1. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
2. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
3. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
4. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
5. Located below:
6. Located below:
7. Located below:
8. Located below:
9. Located below:
10. Located below:
11. Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.

Noun

1. A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
2. An inferior letter, figure, or symbol.

Synonyms

subordinate

bad

👎

poor

low

lower

shoddy

junior

mean

secondary

second-rate

base

subscript

worse

second

2nd

humble

lowest

worthless

low-grade

defective

substandard

deficient

subsidiary

feeble

cheap

under

underling

nether

vile

weak

assistant

imperfect

vulgar

young

later

useless

least

of poor quality

less

bottom

cheesy

trashy

degraded

insufficient

lower class

deteriorated

minor

subject

wicked

coarse

inward

lesser

lousy

low-class

low level

low-level

mediocre

medium

menial

middle

minimum

nasty

naughty

nervous

no-good

obedient

obscurity

outcast

poorer

posterior

best

ragtime

roguish

ropy

rotten

rough

rudimentary

second best

shabby

short

slim

stingy

stupid

subaltern

subjacent

subjugate

third

3rd

time

⌚

top

🔝

uncompleted

ungraded

wanting

wasteful

weakness

be second to none

cheapjack

low grade

humble position

low-class person

waste

of inferior quality

low ranker

poorly made

not better

not the best

placed beneath

lower-ranking

rotten apple

posterior subordinate

puisne

adulterate

after

ashamed

at least

backward

baseborn

bastard

bastardization

beggarly

below

betray

corny

corrupt

counterfeit

crappy

crude

crummy

damaged

decadent

degenerate

degenerating

depraved

destitute

deteriorating

difficult

diffident

dull

evil

fall behind

first

1st

foul

further

grading

hard

harmful

hedge

immoral

impaired

inadequate

index

indoor

inefficient

inexpert

inferiority

inner

inside

interior

internal

Translations

inferiore

inférieur

inferior

minderwaardig

minderwertig

inferieur

untergeordnet

nieder

unter

unterlegen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).