poorer

ADJECTIVE

inferior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indifferent lousy mediocre substandard

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

excellent exceptional extraordinary extreme good honest noble uncommon unusual

WEAK

best better first-class first-rate

ADJECTIVE

low-grade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

substandard

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-quality low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry tawdry two-bit worse wretched

ADJECTIVE

low-quality

Synonyms

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

ADJECTIVE

second-class

Synonyms

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-quality low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

Example Sentences

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Nigeria's GDP is the fourth largest in Africa, but after years of mismanagement and corruption, its grid is often shakier than that of neighbouring, poorer countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

However, the hardest-hit parts of the global economy would be poorer countries that are heavily reliant on imports of energy and use crop fertilizers that depend on chemicals produced in the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Welsh performing arts community is poorer for his loss, and we can only imagine the many more stories he would have gone on to tell.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Patients with higher levels of anxiety and depression, along with poorer quality of life, showed increased cellular activity in the hippocampus and amygdala.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Many regarded the Sihanouk government as corrupt and self-serving, where the poor got poorer and the rich became richer.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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