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Nonstandard

🔄 Synonyms of "Nonstandard"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
badnoun	Of low quality.
inferiornoun	(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
substandard	Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
unacceptablenoun	Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
nonnormative	Not normative.
unaccepted	Not accepted; unacceptable.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
standardnoun	Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
received	Generally accepted as correct or true.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
nonnormative	Not normative.
unaccepted	Not accepted; unacceptable.
unacceptable	Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
bad	Of low quality.
deficient	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
substandard	Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
inferior	(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
non-standard	Alternative form of nonstandard. [Not standard.]
unconventional	Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.
untypical	not typical, atypical, unusual
atypical	Not conforming to the normal type.
contingent	Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
unstandardnoun	Not standard; not at standard, or at a level other than that which is considered standard
unstandardized	Not standardized.
nonstandartnoun	Nonstandard spelling of nonstandard. [Not standard.]
noncustomary	Not customary.
nonstandardized	unstandardized
nonstandardised	Alternative form of nonstandardized. [unstandardized]
nonordinary	Not ordinary.
noncustom	Not custom (customized or made to a specific order); standard.