Dictionary

subpar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [səbˈpʰɑɹ] (US)
• /səbˈpɑɹ/ (US)
• [səbˈpʰɑ˞] (US)
• /səbˈpɑɹ/ (Canada)
• /sʌbˈpɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English par English subpar From sub- + par.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.
   • Bob's grasp of English was subpar.
   • They and their siblings were the only black kids at their respective Catholic schools in middle America. They were treated as subpar. 2014 September 12, Cara Reedy, “My life as a little person”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2016:
2. (not-comparable) Synonym of below par.
3. (not-comparable) Trading at a price below face value.

Coordinates

up to par · above par

Relateds

cut the mustard

Synonyms

sad · poor man's · rubbish · craptabulous · low · under par · trashy · made in China · cheap and nasty · cheapshit · crappo · inferior · lousy · substandard · cruddy · crappy · mid · shoddy · scrubby · shitty · slim · BTEC · below par · below par · below par · third-rate · crummy · ticky-tacky · flimsy · ass · shite · slazy · bum · ropy · poor · naughty · drecky · pathetic · trash · second-rate · pound-shop · woeful · fourth-rate · tin-pot · punk · coffee-and · god-awful · schlocky · dogwater · craptacular · low-rent · bottom-shelf · rinky-dink · cheesy · chintzy · subpar · bad · low-quality · wretched · cheap · one-star · under par · crapperific · second-rate · craptastic · base · garbage · low-grade · slight · tenth-rate · gash · shit · crap

Translations (15)

nl onder de maat (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · fi ala-arvoinen (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es subóptimo (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es mediocre (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · pl niedostateczny (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · ru ниже среднего (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es por debajo de la media (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · fr en dessous de la moyenne (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es subpar (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es insatisfactorio (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es deficiente (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · fr médiocre (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · nl benedenmaats (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · ru дешёвка (of less than a traditional or accepted standard) · es inferior (of less than a traditional or accepted standard)