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Definitions

subnormal

[suhb-nawr-muhl] / sʌbˈnɔr məl /

ADJECTIVE

substandard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheap inadequate lousy shoddy

WEAK

bad base below average below par below standard junk lemon low-grade poor second-rate subpar unacceptable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good

ADJECTIVE

defective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal damaged deficient faulty flawed inadequate insufficient unhealthy unsound

WEAK

amiss blemished impaired imperfect incomplete injured lacking on the bum out of order poor seconds sick unfinished wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample enough perfect sound strong sufficient well working

WEAK

excellent faultless flawless unbroken

ADJECTIVE

poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble inferior insufficient meager mediocre miserable modest ordinary shoddy substandard unsatisfactory weak

STRONG

common crude diminutive imperfect mean plain scanty slight trifling

WEAK

below par dwarfed exiguous faulty humble incomplete insignificant lacking low-grade lowly paltry pitiable pitiful reduced rotten second-rate shabby skimpy sorry sparse subpar trivial valueless worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate extraordinary strong sufficient superior

STRONG

excellent uncommon

WEAK

great

ADJECTIVE

subordinate

Synonyms

STRONG

accessory adjuvant auxiliary collateral dependent inferior junior low lower minor satellite secondary sub subaltern subject subsidiary tributary

WEAK

ancillary baser below par contributory insignificant paltry second-fiddle second-string smaller subalternate submissive subservient substract under underaverage unequal

Antonyms

STRONG

chief first-class first-rate important main primary source strong superior

WEAK

major necessary vital

ADJECTIVE

undersized

Synonyms

STRONGEST

miniature petite puny short small

WEAK

stunted tiny

Antonyms

WEAK

enormous oversized

Example Sentences

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On reflection, he says being labelled educationally subnormal made him feel inferior for the rest of his life, and gave him a lot of psychological problems.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

The judge said subnormal intelligence is just one consideration in a competency decision.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2018

Many trials of vitamins and minerals are performed on the population at large instead of on a subpopulation with subnormal levels of those substances.

From Forbes • Aug. 27, 2014

Then, Keynes said a depression was a "chronic condition of subnormal activity for a considerable period without any marked tendency towards recovery or towards complete collapse".

From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2013

The thermometer registered a half degree lower than his usual subnormal temperature of 96.8.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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