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Recent Examples of inferiority
Since the 1970s, feminist scholars have been actively documenting the ways menstruation has been used to ground false arguments about women’s weakness, invalidism, and inferiority in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Just to be clear, Trump supporters are now rubbing the inferiority of women in the face of women who ask for support for girls sports.
—Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Statistically, the results did not show that CagriSema performed equivalently to Lilly’s drug — what’s known as non-inferiority.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 23 Feb. 2026
These feelings of inferiority were, at times, amplified at home.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The above is all due to a complex of inferiority.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Both attitudes—the inferiority, the megalomania—are dangerous.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This will disguise her inferiority, Morrible says.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, for white employees who do not believe in their ability to engage in similar courageous workplace actions, watching a white colleague engage in this type of action may elicit feelings of inferiority, leading to negative gossip about the individual who engaged in the action.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Just to be clear, Trump supporters are now rubbing the inferiority of women in the face of women who ask for support for girls sports.
—Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Statistically, the results did not show that CagriSema performed equivalently to Lilly’s drug — what’s known as non-inferiority.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 23 Feb. 2026
These feelings of inferiority were, at times, amplified at home.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The above is all due to a complex of inferiority.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Both attitudes—the inferiority, the megalomania—are dangerous.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This will disguise her inferiority, Morrible says.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, for white employees who do not believe in their ability to engage in similar courageous workplace actions, watching a white colleague engage in this type of action may elicit feelings of inferiority, leading to negative gossip about the individual who engaged in the action.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferiority
Noun
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Johnson said depression often manifests as persistent negative self-perception, hopelessness, feelings of worthlessness and social withdrawal.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Florida law requires that insurance plans ensure adequate, timely access to in-network primary care and specialists, a provision known as network adequacy.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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This raises broader questions about the adequacy of Iowa Lakes’ internal controls, eligibility verification systems, and secure recordkeeping practices during the period examined.—
William Morris,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When reached for comment, the Midway Rising development team did not address the letter or the sufficiency of the project’s environmental analysis.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The City Clerk is still required to review the petition and determine the sufficiency of the petition, as is dictated by Wisconsin statutes, the city wrote in its post.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Inferiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferiority. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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