Synonyms for substandard
sʌbˈstæn dərdsub·stan·dard

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1. deficient, inferior, substandardadjective

   falling short of some prescribed norm

   "substandard housing"

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, subscript, lacking(p), deficient, wanting(p), inferior

   Antonyms:
   standard

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1. List of paraphrases for "substandard":

   sub-standard, unhealthy, unsanitary, non-regulatory, low-grade, under-sized, inferior, precarious, undersized

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1. Robert Citino:

   The units they could bring up were Volksgrenadier made up of substandard manpower combed out of the rear areas, hospitals and administrative posts, if you are moving ahead with substandard infantry you cant get real far. Even with better weapons [it] isnt going to help enough. It isnt a winning combination.

2. Von Spakovsky:

   They are using federal housing money intended to improve the bad housing of poor Americans as the lever to force compliance with these new regulations, but that money is most needed in blighted, inner city urban neighborhoods, where there are a large number of African Americans. This federal utopian vision will divert that needed federal money into suburbs where it is not needed, leaving poor Americans living in substandard, terrible housing.

3. Wang Bohua:

   Facing a lot of complicated domestic and overseas trends, the sector as a whole is under big pressures and substandard producers are expected to promptly exit the market.

4. Ron Johnson:

   There is no excuse for retaliation against VA whistle-blowers like Dr. Klein. The president’s recent executive order makes that abundantly clear. The VA should fully comply with the committee’s request and stop the retaliation against Dr. Klein, who was only trying to expose substandard patient care.

5. Nils Muiznieks:

   Although Slovakia’s anti-discrimination framework is comprehensive, it provides a differing degree of protection for various vulnerable social groups and must be reformed to close all protection gaps, the placement of Roma children in special schools, the spatial segregation of Roma, and their substandard housing situation must also be addressed as a matter of priority.