Deficient
Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.
Sub-standard and deficient are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Sub-standard" with "Deficient", this terms are similar.
Sub-standard
Deficient and sub-standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective phrase "Sub-standard".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inferior and deficient
- inferior and sub-standard
- imperfect and deficient
- imperfect and sub-standard
- shabby and deficient
- shabby and sub-standard
- poor and deficient
- poor and sub-standard
- defective and deficient
- defective and sub-standard
- faulty and deficient
- faulty and sub-standard
- shoddy and deficient
- shoddy and sub-standard
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Sub-standard and Deficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/sub-standard
Deficient & Sub-standard. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/sub-standard>.
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