Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    substandard
    /ˌsʌbˈstandəd/

    adjective

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

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBSTANDARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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

    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. Collins

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

    adj. 1. Failing to meet a standard; below standard. 2. Linguistics. a. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language. b. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard. See Usage Note at nonstandard.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › substandardSubstandard Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Substandard Definition. Below standard. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUBSTANDARD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › substandardsubstandard | meaning of substandard in Longman Dictionary of ...

    substandard meaning, definition, what is substandard: not as good as the average, and not acce...: Learn more.