subnormal
Under the standard
Subnormal means below normal or below average.
The term appears in technical contexts—subnormal temperatures, subnormal blood pressure—to indicate measurements falling below expected ranges.
Applied to intelligence or mental capacity, subnormal is now considered offensive and outdated, replaced by more specific clinical terminology.
Foolish, senseless person
- moronWitless, dense person
- imbecileProfoundly stupid person
- cretinDisparaging term for fool
- retardSlow or hinder
simpleton · dimwit · slow · backward · feeble-minded · defective · deviant · stigma
Not sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- lackingBeing without something
- inferiorOf lower rank
- impairedWeakened in function
incomplete · defective · wanting · scant · meager · limited · poor · weak
Arrested in development
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- immatureNot fully developed
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
rudimentary · delayed · premature · arrested · retarded · slow · behind · lagging
Dangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- coldnessLow temperature state
- freezingExtremely cold
thermometer · chill · frigid · coolness · refrigeration · cryogenics · numbness · hypothermic
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
retard · simpleton · dimwit · slow · backward · feeble-minded · defective · deviant · stigma · label
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- lackingBeing without something
- inferiorOf lower rank
impaired · incomplete · defective · wanting · scant · meager · limited · poor · weak · diminished
stunted
Arrested in development
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- immatureNot fully developed
- undevelopedNot fully formed
incomplete · rudimentary · delayed · premature · arrested · retarded · slow · behind · lagging · impaired
hypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
freezing · thermometer · chill · frigid · coolness · refrigeration · cryogenics · numbness · hypothermic · fever
subnormalsupernormal
Beyond ordinary limits
normal · above average · elevated · heightened · supranormal
subnormalgifted
Given as present
genius · brilliant · exceptional · superior · precocious
normal, normally, abnormal, abnormality, normality, abnormally, normative, abnormalities, normatively