inferior
/ɪnˈfɪriər/
adjective
- Lower in quality, value, or rank than someone or something else.
- The cheap headphones produced inferior sound compared to the expensive ones.
- The restaurant's service was inferior to what we expected from the reviews.
- She felt inferior to her older sister, who was a straight-A student.
- Lower in position; situated below.
- In the diagram, the heart is shown inferior to the lungs.
- The inferior part of the plant is the root system.
- The inferior floor of the building houses the storage rooms.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who is lower in rank, status, or ability than another.
- In the old army, soldiers were expected to obey their superiors and not question their inferiors.
- The manager treated his inferiors with respect and kindness.
- She never looked down on her inferiors, always offering help when needed.