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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.
The meaning of SUBSTANDARD is deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm. How to use substandard in a sentence.
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.
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.
Definition of substandard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
