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Noun
S:
(n)
inferior
(one of lesser rank or station or quality)
S:
(n)
subscript
,
inferior
(a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
character
,
graph
,
grapheme
,
graphic symbol
(a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
S:
(n)
written symbol
,
printed symbol
(a written or printed symbol)
S:
(n)
symbol
(an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
S:
(n)
signal
,
signaling
,
sign
(any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
antonym
W:
(n)
superscript
[Opposed to:
subscript
] (a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character)
derivationally related form
Adjective
S:
(adj)
inferior
(of or characteristic of low rank or importance)
S:
(adj)
inferior
(of low or inferior quality)
S:
(adj)
subscript
,
inferior
(written or printed below and to one side of another character)
S:
(adj)
inferior
(having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit)
"Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"
S:
(adj)
inferior
(lower than a given reference point)
"inferior alveolar artery"
domain category
similar to
antonym
S:
(adj)
deficient
,
inferior
,
substandard
(falling short of some prescribed norm)
"substandard housing"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym