under par

prepositional phrase

below par

Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative under-par

  1. below par

    Yet another seriously under-par performance is unlikely to provide any real answers to their remarkable plummet in form - but it proves they can at least churn out a much-needed result.

    2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

    Synonyms: second-rate, subnormal, subpar

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phrasebelow par

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APA

under par. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20par

MLA

“under par.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20par. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under par,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20par.

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