beneath
preposition (NOT GOOD ENOUGH) /bɪˈniːθ/Definition
be beneath sb C2 to not be good enough for someone: Office work of any description he felt was beneath him.Not good enough
(Definition of beneath preposition (NOT GOOD ENOUGH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be not on idiom
- cop noun (QUALITY)
- deficient adjective
- indefensible adjective
- inexcusable adjective
- intolerable adjective
- lame adjective (NOT SATISFACTORY)
- leave a lot to be desired idiom
- palm sb off with sth phrasal verb
- sad adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- second-rate adjective
- substandard adjective
- that will never do idiom
- tried and found wanting idiom
- unacceptable adjective
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- unsatisfactory adjective
- unsatisfying adjective
- unsound adjective (NOT ACCEPTABLE)
- weak adjective (NOT GOOD)
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