Inferiority

Inferiority
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Inferiority->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inferiority
inferiority
minority
subordinacy
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ shortcoming
shortcoming
deficiency
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ minimum
minimum
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ smallness
smallness
&c. 32
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ imperfection
imperfection
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ lower quality
lower quality
lower worth
=>(personal inferiority)
GRP: \\ N \\ personal inferiority
Sgm: \\ N \\ personal inferiority \\ commonalty
commonalty
&c. 876
PARAG:Inferiority->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be inferior
be inferior
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ fall short of
fall short of
come short of
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ not pass
not pass
not come up to
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ want
want
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ become smaller
become smaller
render smaller
&c.(decrease) 36
=>(contract)
???>195
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ hide its diminished head
hide its diminished head
retire into the shade
yield the palm
play second fiddle
be upstaged
take a back seat
PARAG:Inferiority->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inferior
inferior
smaller
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ small
small
&c. 32
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ minor
minor
less
lesser
deficient
minus
lower
subordinate
secondary
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ secondrate
secondrate
&c.(imperfect) 651
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ sub
sub
subaltern
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ thrown into the shade
thrown into the shade
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ weighed in the balance and found wanting
weighed in the balance and found wanting
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ not fit to hold a candle to
not fit to hold a candle to
can't hold a candle to
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ least
least
smallest
&c.(see little, small &c. 193) ???
lowest
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 3
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ diminished
diminished
&c.(decreased) 36
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ reduced
reduced
&c.(contracted) 195
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ unimportant
unimportant
&c. 643
PARAG:Inferiority->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ less
less
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ under the mark
under the mark
below the mark
below par
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ at the bottom of the scale
at the bottom of the scale
at a low ebb
at a disadvantage
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ short of
short of
under

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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