Inadequate vs Substandard - What's the difference?
inadequate | substandard |
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
* 2013 June 18, , "
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
As adjectives the difference between inadequate and substandard
is that inadequate is not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc while substandard is of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.inadequate
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* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate .
substandard
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(en adjective)- They built this with substandard parts. No wonder it collapsed.