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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 means below a satisfactory standard or quality. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms and translations.
Substandard is an adjective that means deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm. It can also refer to linguistic usage that is not considered standard or to a quality lower than that prescribed by law.
Substandard definition: below standard or less than adequate. See examples of SUBSTANDARD used in a sentence.
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.
Substandard means not as good as normal or not acceptable. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.
Substandard means below an acceptable or required standard, or different from the standard dialect of a language. Learn more about the word frequency, synonyms, collocations, and usage of substandard with examples from various sources.
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.
