55 entries under inferior topic. ×
| insufficient(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| inadequate(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| lacking(adjective, weak, flat, poor, plain) | |
| wanting(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| imperfect(adjective, weak, rough, poor, plain) | |
| defective(adjective, rough, poor, plain, false) | |
| incomplete(adjective, weak, poor, plain, false) | |
| scanty(adjective, light, weak, slight, flat) | |
| poor(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| unsatisfactory(adjective, weak, rough, poor, awful) | |
| faulty(adjective, weak, rough, poor, plain) | |
| meager(adjective, close, light, slight, flat) | |
| skimpy(adjective, close, light, weak, slight) | |
| unfinished(adjective, slight, poor, small, miserable) | |
| niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, common) | |
| bad(adjective, quality, weak, poor, false) | |
| substandard(adjective, weak, rough, poor, awful) | |
| weak(adjective, slight, poor, false, small) | |
| impaired(adjective, poor, false, inadequate) | |
| shabby(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small) |
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