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adj
inadequate
Antonyms for second rate
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adj
mediocre
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adj
mediocre
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adj
inferior, cheap
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adj
inferior, cheap
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adj
tiny, small
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adj
tiny, small
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adj
inferior, low in quality
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adj
inferior, low in quality
- poorstar
- badstar
- basestar
- bogusstar
- cheesystar
- commonstar
- commonplacestar
- crappystar
- dudstar
- flashystar
- garbagestar
- garishstar
- lousystar
- mangystar
- meanstar
- mediocrestar
- meretriciousstar
- ordinarystar
- paltrystar
- rattystar
- raunchystar
- rottenstar
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adj
low, coarse
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adj
low, coarse
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adj
lousy
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adj
lousy
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adj
very bad
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adj
very bad
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adj
reduced; mediocre
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adj
reduced; mediocre
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- wealthy
- adequate
- sufficient
- enormous
- huge
- immense
- large
- worthy
- valuable
- enough
- excessive
- expensive
- excellent
- unlimited
- increased
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adj
poor; of or in inferior circumstances
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adj
poor; of or in inferior circumstances
- miserablestar
- vulgarstar
- pettystar
- humblestar
- limitedstar
- plebeianstar
- menialstar
- basestar
- lowstar
- hackstar
- obscurestar
- narrowstar
- ordinarystar
- inferiorstar
- commonstar
- beggarlystar
- contemptiblestar
- ignoblestar
- ineffectualstar
- insignificantstar
- lowlystar
- mediocrestar
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adj
average, commonplace
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adj
average, commonplace
- decentstar
- so-sostar
- middlingstar
- undistinguishedstar
- uninspiredstar
- second-ratestar
- ordinarystar
- dullstar
- inferiorstar
- colorlessstar
- commonstar
- conventionalstar
- fairstar
- fair to middlingstar
- humdrumstar
- indifferentstar
- insignificantstar
- intermediatestar
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adj
average; not distinctive
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adj
average; not distinctive
- unremarkablestar
- conventionalstar
- normalstar
- simplestar
- plainstar
- humblestar
- genericstar
- commonstar
- mediocrestar
- dullstar
- commonplacestar
- homespunstar
- fairstar
- familiarstar
- vanillastar
- plasticstar
- pedestrianstar
- routinestar
- meanstar
- householdstar
- inferiorstar
- gardenstar
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adj
deficient, inadequate
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adj
deficient, inadequate
- unsatisfactorystar
- shoddystar
- substandardstar
- weakstar
- meagerstar
- feeblestar
- modeststar
- insufficientstar
- miserablestar
- mediocrestar
- ordinarystar
- inferiorstar
- imperfectstar
- slightstar
- scantystar
- plainstar
- diminutivestar
- basestar
- commonstar
- crudestar
- triflingstar
- meanstar
- below parstar
- contemptiblestar
- exiguousstar
- faultystar
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adj
subordinate; less important
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adj
subordinate; less important
- unimportantstar
- trivialstar
- inferiorstar
- insignificantstar
- supportingstar
- lowerstar
- tributarystar
- dinkystar
- contingentstar
- extrastar
- dependentstar
- collateralstar
- alternatestar
- auxiliarystar
- accessorystar
- secondstar
- pettystar
- reliefstar
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adj
in bad shape
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adj
in bad shape
- run-downstar
- shabbystar
- inferiorstar
- shamefulstar
- poorstar
- gaudystar
- plasticstar
- basestar
- commonstar
- makeshiftstar
- meanstar
- broken-downstar
- cheapstar
- cheesystar
- dilapidatedstar
- dingystar
- disgracefulstar
- dishonorablestar
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adj
inferior
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adj
inferior
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adj
cheap, worth very little
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adj
cheap, worth very little
adj
ordinary
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adj
ordinary
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adj
ordinary
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adj
ordinary
- so-sostar
- unremarkablestar
- mediocrestar
- prosaicstar
- averagestar
- commonstar
- commonplacestar
- conventionalstar
- dullstar
- everydaystar
- fairstar
- insignificantstar
- modeststar
- normalstar
- pedestrianstar
- plainstar
- routinestar
- run-of-the-millstar
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adj
of no real worth, value
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adj
of no real worth, value
- worthlessstar
- insignificantstar
- irrelevantstar
- immaterialstar
- meaninglessstar
- inconsequentialstar
- negligiblestar
- uselessstar
- nullstar
- trivialstar
- frivolousstar
- unnecessarystar
- beside the pointstar
- casualstar
- frothystar
- indifferentstar
- littlestar
- minorstar
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adj
below normal
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adj
below normal
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noun
minor league
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noun
minor league
noun
one who finishes second
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noun
one who finishes second
adj
inferior
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adj
inferior
adj
inferior
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adj
inferior
adj
shoddy
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adj
shoddy
- basestar
- broken-downstar
- cheapstar
- cheesystar
- commonstar
- dilapidatedstar
- dingystar
- discreditablestar
- disgracefulstar
- dishonorablestar
- disreputablestar
- gaudystar
- ignominiousstar
- inferiorstar
- ingloriousstar
- lousystar
- makeshiftstar
- meanstar
- miserablestar
- paltrystar
adj
inferior
Synonyms
adj
inferior
adj. inferior, cheap
adj. inferior, low in quality
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