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situated lower down<creatures that inhabit the dark, inferior depths of the ocean>Synonymslower, netherRelated Wordslowest, nethermost; underlyingNear Antonymshighest, uppermost; overhanging, overheadAntonymshigher, superior, upper
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of little or less value or merit<a girl who has always felt inferior to her older sister>Synonymsmean, minor, secondary, second-class, second-rateRelated Wordsjunior, lesser, lower, petty, smaller, subordinate, under; average, common, fair, middling, ordinary; amiss, bad, defective, unsatisfactory, wrong; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable; littler, slighter, smaller; jerkwater, one-horse, two-bitNear Antonymsmajor, more, primary, senior; choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, premium, prime; acceptable, adequate, sufficientAntonymsgreater, higher, superior
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belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank<at one time, the upper crust liked to believe that inferior people were fit only to be servants>— see ignoble 1
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falling short of a standard<an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published>— see bad 1
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having not so great importance or rank as another<an inferior officer cannot strike a superior under any circumstances>— see lesser
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of low quality<inferior chocolate candy that no serious chocolate lover would think of eating>— see cheap 2
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