Cheap
Cheap adjective - Costing little.
Substandard is a synonym for cheap in inferior topic. In some cases you can use "Substandard" instead an adjective "Cheap", when it comes to topics like poor-quality.
Substandard
Substandard adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Cheap is a synonym for substandard in inferior topic. Sometimes you can use "Cheap" instead an adjective "Substandard".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Tai Yong Medical cranks out cheap, mass-market augmentations built with substandard materials, and routinely engages in corporate espionage and hostile takeovers.
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Then they put up cheap houses using substandard materials to boost the land's value, which will force the city to buy it back from them at a massively inflated price.
Source: Video Game / L.A. Noire -
When the friend comes over, he mentions that he's been having money trouble and is forced to drink substandard scotch; his taste buds have gotten so used to it that even the fine scotch Archie is serving him tastes like the cheap stuff now.
Source: Series / All in the Family
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