| scanty(adjective, miserable, meager, paltry, measly) |
| second(lower, mediocre, substandard) |
| second-banana(lower, mediocre, substandard) |
| second-fiddle(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| second-string(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| second rate(expression, lower, common, inferior, low-grade) |
| secondary(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| sergeant(soldier, sapper) |
| servile(adjective, low, miserable, humble, vulgar) |
| skimpy(adjective, miserable, meager, paltry, scanty) |
| sleazy(adjective, mean, rough, poor, low) |
| smaller(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| soldier |
| squaddie(soldier, sapper) |
| subjacent(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| subordinate(adjective, lower, low, inferior, minor) |
| subpar |
| subsidiary(lower, mediocre, substandard) |
| trooper(soldier, sapper) |
| two bit(expression, lower, common, inferior, low-grade) |