most inferior

lesser secondary

bottom junior less lower menial minor minus peon second subordinate subsidiary

back seat bottom-rung entry-level nether second-banana second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under underneath

superior

chief important major necessary

best better extraordinary first-class first-rate foremost

indifferent lousy mediocre substandard

average bad base common fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect junk lemon mean middling ordinary worse

déclassé low-grade low-rent paltry poorer sad second-class sorry tawdry two-bit wretched

abnormal excellent exceptional extraordinary extreme good honest noble uncommon unusual

best better first-class first-rate foremost superior