Difference between Indifferent and Inferior

What is the difference between Indifferent and Inferior?

Indifferent as an adjective is not caring; apathetic. while Inferior as an adjective is of lower quality

Indifferent

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably, fairly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not caring; apathetic. Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage. Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.

Example sentence: Good, bad or indifferent, if you are not investing in new technology, you are going to be left behind.

Inferior

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of lower qualityof lower ranklocated belowIn botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a person of lower stature to another

Example sentence: The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.

We hope you now know whether to use Indifferent or Inferior in your sentence.

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