suboptimal

== English == === Alternative forms === sub-optimal === Etymology === From sub- + optimal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /sʌbˈɑptɪməl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sʌbˈɒptɪməl/ Hyphenation: sub‧op‧ti‧mal === Adjective === suboptimal (not comparable) Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality. Synonyms: inoptimal, nonoptimal Hyponyms: subminimal, subpar Coordinate term: unoptimized Near-synonym: submaximal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From sub- +‎ optimal. === Adjective === suboptimal (feminine suboptimale, masculine plural suboptimaux, feminine plural suboptimales) suboptimal == German == === Etymology === sub- +‎ optimal === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌzʊpʔɔptiˈmaːl/, /ˈzʊpʔɔptiˌmaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === suboptimal (strong nominative masculine singular suboptimaler, not comparable) suboptimal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “suboptimal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “suboptimal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon