Grep of noun inferior
arteria alveolaris inferior
arteria labialis inferior
inferior
inferior alveolar artery
inferior cerebellar artery
inferior cerebral vein
inferior conjunction
inferior court
inferior epigastric vein
inferior labial artery
inferior labial vein
inferior mesenteric artery
inferior ophthalmic vein
inferior planet
inferior pulmonary vein
inferior rectus
inferior rectus muscle
inferior thalamostriate vein
inferior thyroid vein
inferior vena cava
inferior vocal cord
inferior vocal fold
inferiority
inferiority complex
rectus inferior
serratus posterior inferior
vena epigastrica inferior
vena labialis inferior
vena pulmanalis inferior
venae cerebrum inferior
Overview of noun inferior
The noun inferior has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. inferior -- (one of lesser rank or station or quality)
2. subscript, inferior -- (a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character)
Overview of adj inferior
The adj inferior has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) inferior -- (of or characteristic of low rank or importance)
2. (1) inferior -- (of low or inferior quality)
3. (1) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")
4. subscript, inferior -- ((printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character)
5. inferior -- ((astronomy) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets")
6. inferior -- ((anatomy) lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery")
7. deficient, inferior, substandard -- (falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing")
Antonyms of adj inferior
7 senses of inferior
Sense 1
inferior (vs. superior)
superior (vs. inferior)
=> arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
=> commanding, ranking, top-level, top-ranking
=> eminent, high
=> greatest, leading(postnominal), preeminent
=> high-level, high-ranking, upper-level
=> majestic, olympian
=> master(postnominal)
=> superordinate
=> upper
Sense 2
inferior (vs. superior)
superior (vs. inferior)
=> ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(prenominal)
=> banner
=> blue-ribbon(postnominal), select
=> boss, brag
=> brilliant, superb
=> capital
=> champion
=> choice, prime(postnominal), prize, quality, select
=> excellent, first-class, fantabulous
=> fine, good
=> gilt-edged
=> greatest, sterling(postnominal), superlative
=> high-performance
=> outstanding
=> premium
=> pukka, pucka
=> shining
=> top-flight, top-hole, topping
=> transcendent, surpassing
=> well-made
=> supreme
Sense 3
junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
INDIRECT (VIA junior) -> senior
Sense 4
subscript (vs. adscript) (vs. superscript), inferior
Sense 5
inferior (vs. superior)
superior (vs. inferior)
Sense 6
inferior
INDIRECT (VIA top bottom) -> side
INDIRECT (VIA bottom, side) -> top
Sense 7
deficient, inferior, substandard
INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard
Similarity of adj inferior
7 senses of inferior
Sense 1
inferior (vs. superior)
=> humble, low lowly, modest, small
=> indifferent
=> less lower
=> low-level
=> middle-level
=> outclassed
Also See-> low#2; low#1; subordinate#1, low-level#2
Sense 2
inferior (vs. superior)
=> bad
=> base
=> bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny
=> cardboard, flimsy
=> cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
=> coarse, common
=> coarsened
=> commercial
=> deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
=> less
=> low-grade
=> mediocre, poor, second-rate
=> ropey, ropy
=> scrawny, scrubby, stunted
=> second-class
=> utility(postnominal), utility-grade
=> third-rate
Also See-> worst#1
Sense 3
junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
=> junior (vs. senior)
Sense 4
subscript (vs. adscript) (vs. superscript), inferior
Sense 5
inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 6
inferior
=> bottom(postnominal) (vs. side) (vs. top)
Sense 7
deficient, inferior, substandard
=> nonstandard (vs. standard)
Attributes of adj inferior
1 of 7 senses of inferior
Sense 2
inferior (vs. superior)
=> quality, caliber, calibre
Familiarity of adj inferior
inferior used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7)
Grep of adj inferior
inferior
Overview of noun inferior
The noun inferior has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. inferior -- (one of lesser rank or station or quality)
2. subscript, inferior -- (a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character)
Overview of adj inferior
The adj inferior has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) inferior -- (of or characteristic of low rank or importance)
2. (1) inferior -- (of low or inferior quality)
3. (1) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")
4. subscript, inferior -- ((printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character)
5. inferior -- ((astronomy) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets")
6. inferior -- ((anatomy) lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery")
7. deficient, inferior, substandard -- (falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing")
inferior definition
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