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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underperforming en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. That performs less well than required.
    • The goal was scruffy, with some debate over whether Johnson got the last touch - and was totally in keeping with the tepid domestic seasons of these two underperforming sides, but no-one at Spurs will care about that. 2025 May 21, Simon Stone, “Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport:
    • Underperforming operators will risk termination of their contracts. 2021 June 2, “Network News: Passenger service contracts”, in RAIL, number 932, page 9:

Forms

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more underperforming Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most underperforming Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

overperforming

Hypernyms

performing

underperforming en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of underperform
    form of underperform