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Substandard vs Obnoxious - What's the difference?

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Substandard is a related term of obnoxious.


As adjectives the difference between substandard and obnoxious

is that substandard is of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements while obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.

substandard

English

Adjective

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

    obnoxious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * obnoctious (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
    • He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
    Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
  • (archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
  • * 1661 , , page 26,
    • To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.