130 entries under substandard topic. ×

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terrible(adjective, mean, bad, severe, nasty)
12
wanting(adjective, close, clear, light, slight)
11
middling(adjective, mean, moderate, lower, rough)
11
modest(adjective, mean, simple, slight, lower)
11
sleazy(adjective, good, mean, bad, rough)
10
crude(adjective, mean, weak, rough, rude)
10
ordinary(adjective, mean, bad, weak, simple)
10
trashy(adjective, good, mean, bad, unpleasant)
10
trivial(adjective, mean, weak, slight, lower)
9
below par(expression, adjective, idiom, good, weak)
9
cheesy(adjective, good, mean, bad, rough)
9
common(adjective, mean, bad, weak, simple)
8
indifferent(adjective, moderate, lower, inferior, minor)
8
reduced(adjective, flat, low, miserable, inferior)
8
tawdry(adjective, mean, bad, lower, rude)
7
crappy(adjective, mean, bad, rough, base)
7
mangy(adjective, mean, bad, base, common)
7
plain(adjective, mean, weak, simple, common)
7
sad(adjective, mean, moving, lower, rough)
7
subpar(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior, inadequate)
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