Failed and Substandard

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Substandard and failed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substandard" instead an adjective "Failed".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failing

Substandard adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Failed and substandard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failed" instead an adjective "Substandard".

Daeron I Targaryen managed to succeed where his ancestors failed in subjugating Dorne, but much like Daenerys he Won the War, Lost the Peace, as his substandard handling of the occupation led to the Dornish throwing the Targaryen forces out of the country, with Daeron himself assassinated.

Source: Deconstructed Trope / A Song of Ice and Fire
His extreme free-market policies sees him privatising the US military, leading to US soldiers being given woefully substandard equipment and being sent to their deaths in a catastrophic failed invasion of Cuba.

Source: President Evil
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman of Full Metal Jacket was a substandard drill instructor who failed to notice the obviously deteriorating mental state of Private Pyle and ultimately his negligence caused both Private Pyle's death and his own.

Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Film

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