| curtailed(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| decreased(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| diminished(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| lessened(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| lower rung(expression, adjective, lower, inferior) |
| reduced(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| second-fiddle(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| second-string(adjective, lower, inferior, short) |
| secondary(adjective, lower, inferior, minor) |
| subordinate(adjective, lower, inferior, minor) |
| under(adjective, lower, inferior, minor) |
| bush-league(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| inferior(adjective, lower, minor, collateral) |
| junior(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| lesser(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| minor(adjective, inferior, reduced, lesser) |
| nether(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| second-class(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| smaller(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |
| subjacent(adjective, inferior, minor, reduced) |