1. inferiority
noun. ['ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː'] the state of being inferior.
Synonyms
- shade
- low status
- lower rank
- subordinateness
- backseat
- lower status
- lowliness
- lowness
Antonyms
- wholesomeness
- inutility
- generality
- fruitfulness
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Words that Rhyme with Inferiority Complex
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Example sentences of the word inferiority-complex
1. Noun Phrase
These children may grow up with an inferiority complex and become rigid in their thinking.
2. Noun Phrase
The child may then develop low self-esteem, lack of confidence or an inferiority complex.
2. inferiority
noun. ['ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː'] an inferior quality.
Synonyms
- wretchedness
- quality
- second class
- poorness
- scrubbiness
- caliber
- low quality
- scrawniness
Antonyms
- superiority
- low quality
- superior
- inferior
3. inferiority
noun. ['ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː'] the quality of being a competitive disadvantage.
Synonyms
- disadvantage
Antonyms
- well-being
- comfort
4. complex
adjective. ['ˈkɑːmplɛks, kəmˈplɛks'] complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.
Synonyms
- tangled
- complexity
- Byzantine
- Gordian
- multiplex
- thickening
- interlacing
- complexness
- hard
- intricate
- tortuous
- interlocking
- labyrinthine
- knotty
- mazy
- interlinking
- labyrinthian
- convoluted
- complicated
- multifactorial
- composite
- difficult
- decomposable
- compound
- colonial
- involved
- interwoven
- daedal
Antonyms
- simplicity
- simple
- untangled
- single
Etymology
- complexe (French)
- complexus (Latin)
5. complex
noun. ['ˈkɑːmplɛks, kəmˈplɛks'] a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts.
Synonyms
- hybrid
- whole
- composite
Antonyms
- sensitive
- merciful
- tender
- voiced
Etymology
- complexe (French)
- complexus (Latin)
6. complex
noun. ['ˈkɑːmplɛks, kəmˈplɛks'] a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated.
Synonyms
- hydrochloride
- coordination compound
- chemical compound
Antonyms
- straight
- direct
- uncoiled
- tractable
Etymology
- complexe (French)
- complexus (Latin)
7. complex
noun. ['ˈkɑːmplɛks, kəmˈplɛks'] (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior.
Synonyms
- feeling
- inferiority complex
- Oedipal complex
- Electra complex
Antonyms
- nonindulgent
- good
- nonalcoholic
- lightly
Etymology
- complexe (French)
- complexus (Latin)
8. complex
noun. ['ˈkɑːmplɛks, kəmˈplɛks'] a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures.
Synonyms
- industrial plant
- structure
- building complex
- college
- ribbon development
- construction
- plant
Antonyms
- ease
- effortless
- undemanding
- soft
Etymology
- complexe (French)
- complexus (Latin)