Difference between Inadequate and Substandard

INADEQUATE vs SUBSTANDARD: ADJECTIVE

Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard.
Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
Falling short of some prescribed norm
Used of merchandise

Of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Synonyms Incommensurate, incompetent.
Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient to effect the end desired; incomplete; disproportionate; defective.

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short handed, Short staffed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Mediocre, Unsuitable, Defective, Unsatisfactory, Unhygienic, Insanitary, Poor, Inadequate, Unsafe, Unsanitary, Shoddy, Nonstandard, Irregular, Deficient, Inferior

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short staffed, Short handed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Mediocre, Unsuitable, Defective, Unsatisfactory, Unhygienic, Insanitary, Poor, Inadequate, Unsafe, Unsanitary, Shoddy, Nonstandard, Irregular, Deficient, Inferior

Performance is inadequate, indicates lack of skill, unsafe nursing practice, inadequate depth of knowledge, or application of nursing principles.
Safety audits have shown that many of our cities have inadequate vending spaces, lack of public facilities and inadequate transport.
Substandard assets are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization.
Fundamentally, inadequate coverage results in inadequate access and treatment, and Canadians recognize the need to address this.
The audits also showed that inmates had inadequate food, medical care, and in some cases inadequate housing.
We have entered a realm in which conventional wisdom, always inadequate, is dangerously inadequate.
Degradation Analysis is inadequate and results in inadequate consideration of reasonable protection measures.
Inadequate questioning of prospective buyers Inadequate tools and procedures to validate individual?
Inadequate QA staffing can also resultin inadequate quality auditing of the QC.
Poor product delivery, inadequate systems, and inadequate charge.

Living night and dayin substandard conditions is demoralizing.
UD action by proving specified substandard inhabitability conditions.
Financing the Improvements of Substandard or Unsafe Sidewalks.
"They have been providing substandard service for years.".
Slum areas are characterized by substandard housing structures.
Plaintiffs have to prove that the actions amounted to substandard care and that they were directly harmed as a result of that substandard care.
Substandard: Loans classified Substandard are inadequately protected by current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged.
Improve salvageable, substandard housing, and demolish or retire vacant, substandard dwellings and mobile homes that cannot be cost effectively repaired.
To support their families, they worked for substandard wages in substandard and, in many cases, inhumane working conditions.
Professor Evans also doubts the desirability of substandard providers continuing to offer substandard degrees.