James O'Shaughnessy

Historically, we have always seen reversion to the mean. After stocks have had an unusually great 10 or 20 years, they typically turn in subpar results over the next 10 or 20, and after bad 10- to 20-year stretches, the next 10 to 20 tend to be above average.

American Businessman

Forrest Griffin

It was weird, I saw the Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei fight, I thought, if I don't have another of those in me, there's no point in continuing. I never really cared about winning or losing, then don't put the product out there at all if it's going to be subpar.

American Athlete

Patrisse Cullors

During my high-risk pregnancy, I consistently experienced subpar care from my hospital, which led me to hire two midwives instead. They provided me with excellent and loving care, and they made my pregnancy a truly special and powerful moment in my life.

American Activist

John Romaniello

If your diet is dialed in, you can train in a pretty subpar manner and still get passable results. On the other hand, if your training is fantastic but your diet is crap, you have a harder road ahead of you.

American Author

Danny Meyer

Short of hiring a new staff, consider giving subpar workers a chance to improve. Tell them why they're not measuring up and give them a set amount of time to make specific improvements.

Jim Jefferies

My girlfriend buys stuff from Trader Joe's, and it's just subpar. When you buy a burrito, it crumbles the way a proper burrito shouldn't. Everything's just crap there.

Australian Comedian

Jaz Sinclair

It's such an easy thing with characters who are the friends of the main person to make their love subpar or not interesting or not developed.

Walt Mossberg

Compared to running apps on a smartphone or, more aptly, an iPad, the app experience on the Samsung Chromebook Plus is distinctly subpar.

American Journalist

Subpar implies dissatisfaction or disappointment with the quality of something.

Negative Nuance

Subpar means something is not just bad, but worse than expected.

Not Just Bad

Using 'subpar' can be a diplomatic way to criticize without being too harsh.

Softened Critique

In golf, 'subpar' is technical jargon, and unlike other contexts, it can be positive.

Golf Specific

Subpar in golf relates to numbers—it means fewer strokes than par, which is good.

Numeric Scoring

Don't confuse the golf term with the general meaning—subpar in golf is a positive term.

Common Misunderstanding

 to a neoliberal approach in which the market is presumed to be the solution for all our problems, economic or otherwise. As a result, the onus of social mobility has shifted on to the individual. The pervasive narrative is that even if your lot in life is subpar,