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Antonyms for quality
ˈkwɒl ɪ tiqual·i·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
qualitynoun
A quality (Latin qualis, such) — the "suchness" of anything, according to the German idiom — denotes what a thing really is in some one respect; an attribute is what we conceive a thing to be in some one respect; thus, while attribute may, quality must, express something of the real nature of that to which it is ascribed; we speak of the attributes of God, the qualities of matter. "Originally 'the attributes of God' was preferred, probably, because men assumed no knowledge of the actual qualities of the Deity, but only of those more or less fitly attributed to him."
J. A. H. Murray . [Murray's "New English Dictionary"] Holiness is an attribute of God; the attributes of many heathen deities have been only the qualities of wicked men joined to superhuman power. A property (Latin proprius, one's own) is what belongs especially to one thing as its own peculiar possession, in distinction from all other things; when we speak of the qualities or the properties of matter, quality is the more general, property the more limited term. A quality is inherent; a property may be transient; physicists now, however, prefer to term those qualities manifested by all bodies (such as impenetrability, extension, etc.), general properties of matter, while those peculiar to certain substances or to certain states of those substances (as fluidity, malleability, etc.) are termed specific properties; in this wider use of the word property, it becomes strictly synonymous with quality. Compare CHARACTERISTIC; EMBLEM.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
quality
Antonyms:
anomalousness, heterogeneousness, nondescript, incapacity, weakness, instistinctiveness, ineffectiveness, disqualification, negation, disabilitySynonyms:
condition, character, property, attribute, peculiarity, disposition, temper, sort, kind, description, capacity, power, virtue, nature, tendency
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
qualitynoun
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
Antonyms:
middle-class, inferior, lower-class, low-classSynonyms:
calibre, timber, caliber, lineament, timbre, tone, characterquality, caliber, calibrenoun
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
"the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
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inferior, middle-class, lower-class, low-classSynonyms:
lineament, character, tone, timbre, caliber, bore, calibre, timber, gaugequality, character, lineamentnoun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
"each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"
Antonyms:
low-class, middle-class, lower-class, inferiorSynonyms:
fibre, grapheme, type, feature, character reference, caliber, graphic symbol, lineament, fiber, role, fictional character, fictitious character, timber, case, part, persona, reference, character, theatrical role, tone, eccentric, timbre, calibretimbre, timber, quality, tonenoun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
Antonyms:
middle-class, lower-class, inferior, low-classSynonyms:
note, shade, smell, tone of voice, caliber, tonicity, lineament, feel, feeling, flavor, timber, look, tint, lumber, tonus, flavour, spirit, whole step, tincture, timberland, pure tone, step, forest, whole tone, character, tone, woodland, timbre, calibre, musical notequalityadjective
high social status
"a man of quality"
Antonyms:
lower-class, inferior, low-class, middle-classSynonyms:
calibre, timber, caliber, lineament, timbre, tone, characterchoice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective
of superior grade
"choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
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lower-class, inferior, low-class, middle-classqualityadjective
of high social status
"people of quality"; "a quality family"
Antonyms:
lower-class, inferior, middle-class, low-class
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
qualitynoun
Synonyms:
nature, character, sort, strain, condition, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, property, attribute, attribution, accident, high rank, nobility, gentry, aristocracy
How to use quality in a sentence?
There is one rule for the industrialist and that is Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.
The message that the Air Asia report sent out was that regulatory oversight in Indonesia and in the region needs to catch up with industry standards, it's going to take a long time to achieve uniformity on everything from quality of training to knowledge, safety and commercial regulations. But they have to start.
The calories in regular soda are coming entirely from added sugar, and you're not getting any value in terms of vitamins or minerals, or even good quality carbohydrates.
The quality will be really important this year as we prepare for Brexit.
Some of the outrageous events surrounding this sloppy process certainly do not typify the level of quality that Texans expect from our judicial system, ken Paxton, like all Americans, deserves to have his say in a court of law, rather than be judged in a court of public opinion that is presided over by liberal interest groups.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#277 | being | |
#392 | quality | |
#1002 | nature | |
#3459 | disability | |
#4308 | substance | |
#7805 | essence | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#30227 | disqualification | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#33339 | negation | |
#76413 | ineffectiveness | |
#84531 | nondescript |
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