Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

below average

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: be-low av-er-age
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worse or lower than average.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: subnormal"
"Fewer than half of all drivers consider themselves to be below average."
"Below-average pupils need special attention from their teachers."

Inflected Forms

more below average (comparative) most below average (superlative)

Synonyms

subnormal

Antonyms

above average

Questions

What does below average mean?: Worse or lower than average.

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