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

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2018

He said Evans was not "subnormal", nor schizophrenic, nor epileptic.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2017

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.