509 entries under adjective topic. ×
| substandard(weak, rough, poor, nasty) | |
| depleted(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| flawed(poor, deficient, broken, incomplete) | |
| inappreciable(light, insignificant, unimportant, useless) | |
| inconsiderable(mean, weak, soft, slight) | |
| inefficient(weak, thin, delicate, inferior) | |
| insignificant(mean, light, weak, soft) | |
| insubstantial(dull, light, weak, soft) | |
| invalid(bad, poor, false, useless) | |
| little(close, light, slight, poor) | |
| not enough(expression, idiom, poor, inferior) | |
| stingy(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| trifling(mean, light, weak, soft) | |
| unacceptable(bad, rough, poor, nasty) | |
| unequal(weak, ability, poor, inferior) | |
| awful(rough, poor, sad, unhappy) | |
| exiguous(close, light, weak, slight) | |
| futile(weak, limited, feeble, useless) | |
| hopeless(weak, sad, unhappy, useless) | |
| incommensurate(poor, short, incompetent, insufficient) |
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