| marred(adjective, poor, inadequate, broken, incomplete) |
| mediocre(adjective, bad, weak, poor, miserable) |
| scrimpy(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) |
| short of(verb, phrasal verb, shortcoming, incompleteness) |
| spare(adjective, close, light, slight, poor) |
| too little(expression, adjective, idiom, poor, insufficient) |
| trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable) |
| unacceptable(adjective, bad, rough, poor, awful) |
| unqualified(adjective, weak, poor, low, thin) |
| bantam(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant) |
| bare(close, light, slight, poor, empty) |
| barren(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
| base(adjective, weak, poor, small, common) |
| blemished(adjective, imperfect) |
| depleted(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
| exceptional |
| found wanting(expression, adjective, idiom, poor, inadequate) |
| fragmentary(adjective, incomplete) |
| inconsiderable(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant) |
| infertile(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |