Vocabulary
Inferior
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
lower in rank, status, or quality.
Urdu meaning
کمتر، ادنی، چھوٹا، کم رتبہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Meanwhile, the quality of goods available at `sasta` and `bachat` bazaars needs to be improved, as oftentimes only foodstuffs of inferior quality are available at these markets.
Dawn Editorials —
Ramazan relief
— 2026-02-18
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Besides, there are other issues for instance, the 5pc public sector job quota for minorities is mostly unfulfilled; often members of the minority community are relegated to sanitation services or restricted to other inferior positions.
Dawn Editorials —
Equal citizens
— 2025-08-31
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HE crackdown by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association against those of its members engaged in the reprehensible act of adulterating premium quality cotton with inferior grade fibre is welcome, though long overdue.
Dawn Editorials —
Cotton malaise
— 2025-08-27
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Drawing on Edward Said`s seminal 1978 work Orientalism, the East has often been portrayed as exotic, inferior, static or unchanging, and in need of Western guidance or control to foster `progress`.
Dawn Editorials —
Unpacking Pakistan Studies
— 2025-08-09
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The scrutiny of industrially manufac-tured products as well as imported materials is deficient, and house owners often end up spending more on inferior products and services.
Dawn Editorials —
Structural crash
— 2025-07-10
Synonyms
lower in status, second-class, lesser, second-fiddle, minor, lowly, subservient,
Antonyms
superior, senior
Curator example
“schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country”
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