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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fi
ri
 r
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If one thing is inferior to another, it is not as good. It is of lower quality or value.
The strawberries from the grocery store are inferior to the ones we picked ourselves.- synonyms:
- poor
- antonyms:
- excellent, fine, prime, superior
- similar words:
- awful, cheap, low, mean, secondary, terrible
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| definition 2: |
If a person or thing is inferior, they are at a lower rank or in a lower position than another.
Compared with a general, a captain is an inferior officer.- synonyms:
- secondary
- antonyms:
- grand, superior, supreme, upper
- similar words:
- junior, lower, minor
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| related words: |
bad |
| derivations: |
inferiorly (adv.), inferiority (n.) |
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