6
second(adjective, importance, inferior, insignificant, subordinate)
5
inconsequential(adjective, light, slight, lower, low)
5
side(adjective, minor, flanking)
5
subservient(adjective, low, inferior, insignificant, unimportant)
5
unimportant(adjective, place, light, slight, lower)
4
ancillary(adjective, low, inferior, minor, helpful)
4
beneath(adjective, preposition, inferior, under, underneath)
4
dependent(adjective, light, weak, slight, low)
4
incidental
4
minor-league(adjective, light, slight, low, small)
4
nether(adjective, lower, flat, low, importance)
4
subaltern(adjective, light, slight, low, inferior)
4
trivial(adjective, light, slight, lower, low)
3
subject(adjective, low, inferior, insignificant, unimportant)
3
bottom(adjective, lower, importance, inferior, minor)
3
decreased(adjective, low, inferior, minor, reduced)
3
deficient(adjective, inferiority)
3
lowly
3
nugatory(adjective, lower, small, inferior, unimportant)
3
paltry(adjective, light, slight, lower, low)
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