as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
the service at the restaurant was subpar, to say the least
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Recent Examples of subpar
Even the big brothers within the organization had to put up with subpar conditions.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Their defense was subpar across the board, and particularly poor in the infield (111.3 grounder multiplier).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This leads to higher prices and sometimes subpar output.
—Bjorn Lomborg, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The sharpshooting wing is a specialist, and after young forward Kendall Brown had many subpar performances for Indiana during summer league play, Swider had a chance to make the squad.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Their defense was subpar across the board, and particularly poor in the infield (111.3 grounder multiplier).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This leads to higher prices and sometimes subpar output.
—Bjorn Lomborg, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The sharpshooting wing is a specialist, and after young forward Kendall Brown had many subpar performances for Indiana during summer league play, Swider had a chance to make the squad.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpar
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This time difference is unacceptable and the cause of many breaches.Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The lack of information is absolutely unacceptable.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The cub was also hairless and found in poor condition.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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There are many reasons why Donald Trump is wrong about tariffs.John Gustavsson, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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That's not a bad stat to have on your Challenge resumé.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In healthy individuals who aren’t deficient in biotin, biotin supplementation will likely have no effect on hair growth, the same review concluded.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The latest decision in the 30-year-long legal saga vacated a Baltimore Circuit Judge’s previous ruling regarding school funding, but still ultimately rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt to revive the litigation over claims of deficient education standards at city schools.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Everyone is forgetting conveniently about October 7, but that was a horrible day for the world, not for Israel, for the world.TIME Staff, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Subpar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpar. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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