sub-optimal

A form of suboptimal — Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality.

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Meanings

adjectivesub-optimal (comparative more sub-optimal, superlative most sub-optimal)

comparative more sub-optimal · superlative most sub-optimal

  1. alternativeAlternative form of suboptimal.
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APA

sub-optimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-optimal

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“sub-optimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-optimal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-optimal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-optimal.

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