3
poor(adjective, weak, lower, inferior, minor)
3
slight(adjective, adverb, light, low, inferior)
3
slighter(adjective, inferior, minor, secondary, smaller)
3
small-fry(adjective, light, slight, low, small)
3
small-time(adjective, light, slight, low, small)
3
sub(low, inferior, minor, amenable, secondary)
3
subjacent(adjective, lower, flat, low, importance)
3
trifling(adjective, light, slight, lower, low)
2
auxiliary(adjective, low, inferior, insignificant, unimportant)
2
bad(adjective, lower, mediocre, substandard)
2
bush(adjective, inferior, minor, secondary, unfitted)
2
bush-league(adjective, light, slight, low, small)
2
common(lower, mediocre, substandard)
2
curtailed(adjective, low, inferior, minor, reduced)
2
diminished(adjective, low, inferior, limited, minor)
2
imperfect(lower, mediocre, substandard, inferiority)
2
indirect(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, incidental)
2
least
2
less important(expression, adjective, idiom, inferior, minor)
2
light(adjective, slight, low, base, small)
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