Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of underperform
comparative more underperforming · superlative most underperforming
- That performs less well than required.
Underperforming operators will risk termination of their contracts.
2021 June 2, “Network News: Passenger service contracts”, in RAIL, number 932, page 91 more example
The goal was scruffy, with some debate over whether Johnson got the last touch - and was totally in keeping with the tepid domestic seasons of these two underperforming sides, but no-one at Spurs will care about that.
2025 May 21, Simon Stone, “Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
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underperforming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underperforming
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