Meanings
adjectivesubpar (not comparable)
- not comparableOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
Bob's grasp of English was subpar.
1 more example
They and their siblings were the only black kids at their respective Catholic schools in middle America. They were treated as subpar.
2014 September 12, Cara Reedy, “My life as a little person”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2016Synonyms: below par, second-rate, under par, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf
- not comparablebusinessTrading at a price below face value.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
adjectiveSynonym of below par.
Similar
Origin
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishpar
- Englishsubpar
Translations
Dutch onder de maat, benedenmaats
- onder de maatof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- benedenmaatsof less than a traditional or accepted standard
Finnish ala-arvoinen
- ala-arvoinenof less than a traditional or accepted standard
French médiocre, en dessous de la moyenne
- médiocreof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- en dessous de la moyenneof less than a traditional or accepted standard
Polish niedostateczny
- niedostatecznyof less than a traditional or accepted standard
Russian дешёвка, ниже среднего
- дешёвка (dešóvka)of less than a traditional or accepted standard
- ниже среднего (niže srednevo)of less than a traditional or accepted standard
Spanish por debajo de la media, subpar
- por debajo de la mediaof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- subparof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- mediocreof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- deficienteof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- insatisfactorioof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- inferiorof less than a traditional or accepted standard
- subóptimoof less than a traditional or accepted standard
Cite this entry
APA
subpar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpar
MLA
“subpar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subpar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpar.
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