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poor relation

NOUN
subordinate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aide assistant deputy servant underling
STRONG
attendant dependent flunky gofer helper inferior junior peon scrub second serf slave subaltern
WEAK
second fiddle second string third string
Antonyms
WEAK
boss chief leader major manager master superior

Example Sentences

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Bayswater was long considered the poor relation of its ultradesirable London neighbors Notting Hill and Marylebone, but new development is driving up home prices in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Though it can seem the poor relation of “real” television, the game show has a long history with the medium.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Geraldine Hanna told the NI Affairs Committee justice was a poor relation in funding terms.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

Diagnostics has been the poor relation to drugs and vaccines for years, as governments are now realising to their cost.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2020

Besides, she had the satisfaction of knowing that this was quite definitely only a visit, and that there was no proposal pending to attach her permanently to the household as a poor relation.

From Rich Relatives by MacKenzie, Compton