QUALITY Antonyms

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

• responsibility for a bad situation or event

• (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

• put or pin the blame on

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• defect or weakness in a person's character

• an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• a lack of competence

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

• the state of being inferior

• an inferior quality

• the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

• a lack of competence

• (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

• ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

• a person of second-rate ability or value

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• an adequate or large amount

• the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

• falling short of some prescribed norm