16
subpar(adjective, attitude, level, degree)
12
sub-par(adjective, attitude, level, degree)
7
below average(adjective, attitude, level grade, expression, bad)
7
lower average(expression, adjective, comparison, attitude, addition)
7
worse than average(expression, adjective, comparison, attitude, addition)
5
lower than average(adjective, expression, attitude, level grade, comparison)
5
under average(adjective, expression, attitude, level grade, comparison)
4
pre-intermediate(adjective, attitude, level grade, expression, comparison)
3
normal(adjective, bad, common, inferior, usual)
3
intermediate(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
mean(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
medium(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
middle(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
middling(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
midsize(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
midsized(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
moderate(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
3
modest(adjective, attitude, level grade, comparison)
2
minor(adjective, bad, inferior, usual)
2
standard(adjective, bad, common, average, believable)
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