most inferior

ADJECTIVE

less in rank, importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lesser secondary

STRONG

bottom junior less lower menial minor minus peon second subordinate subsidiary

WEAK

back seat bottom-rung entry-level nether second-banana second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under underneath

Antonyms

STRONGEST

superior

STRONG

chief important major necessary

WEAK

best better extraordinary first-class first-rate foremost

ADJECTIVE

poor, second-rate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indifferent lousy mediocre substandard

STRONG

average bad base common fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect junk lemon mean middling ordinary worse

WEAK

déclassé low-grade low-rent paltry poorer sad second-class sorry tawdry two-bit wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

abnormal excellent exceptional extraordinary extreme good honest noble uncommon unusual

WEAK

best better first-class first-rate foremost superior

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The inferior angle is the most inferior portion of the scapula, and is particularly important because it serves as the attachment point for several powerful muscles involved in shoulder and upper limb movements.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

She mimicked Taft behind his back, called McKinley and his wife "a pair of usurping cuckoos," and found Harding "not the worst President-just the most inferior man."

From Time Magazine Archive

He—a most inferior person, according to Cousin James—having a sister who is a trained nurse, put her in charge of the patient at once, where she has remained since.

From The Second Latchkey by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Even his most inferior creatures—water, air, the earth and its products—are so generously bestowed that we can appropriate only an infinitesimal part of them.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent by Luther, Martin

Like most inferior narrators, he shied at the big fence, flinched before the climax.

From Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir