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Harmful vs Substandard - What's the difference?

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Harmful is a related term of substandard.


As adjectives the difference between harmful and substandard

is that harmful is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious while substandard is of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

harmful

English

Alternative forms

* harmfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious
    • Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "harmful" is often applied: effect, consequence, impact, influence, emission, chemical, ingredient, substance, gas, agent, additive, drug, radiation, dust, organism, plant, animal, insect, action, act, behavior, component, content, activity, interference, use.

    Synonyms

    * injurious; see also

    Antonyms

    * beneficial * harmless

    See also

    * harm

    substandard

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
    • They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.