Definitions for substandard

substandard sub·stand·ard

Spelling: [suhb-stan-derd]
IPA: /sʌbˈstæn dərd/

Substandard is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 559 anagrams from letters in substandard (aabddnrsstu).

Definitions for substandard

adjective

  1. below standard or less than adequate:
  2. noting or pertaining to a dialect or variety of a language or a feature of usage that is often considered by others to mark its user as uneducated; nonstandard.
  3. Insurance. not measuring up to an insurer's regular standards in undertaking risks: pertaining to insurance written to cover substandard risks.

Origin of substandard

First recorded in 1895-1900; sub- + standard

Examples for substandard

This building is at risk of erupting into flames due to substandard electrical wiring, SIGAR found.

Instead, the blend of war trauma and substandard care turned explosive.

substandard wages provide only a substandard market for the goods and services produced by American industry and agriculture.

The consequences of substandard teaching go far beyond whether college or a good job is in reach.

Get rid of the substandard wiring, the ancient, lead-leaching plumbing, the cracked tile and water-warped crumbling plaster.

“The genetic evidence was compromised by substandard police and forensic work,” Hellmann wrote.

They continue to be bogged down with allegations of substandard mental-health care.

Who will make sure that haste to satisfy the displaced does not lead to substandard building?

This is shocking evidence that large sections of the population are at substandard levels of health.

Milam expresses a similar sentiment, dismissing the misconception that Web productions are substandard to traditional media.

Word Value for substandard
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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