| lower-ranking | |
| modest | |
| proximate(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, indirect) | |
| unoriginal | |
| trifling(adjective, light, slight, lower, poor) | |
| accidental | |
| addition(noun, accompaniment) | |
| associate(adjective, subordinate, subsidiary) | |
| circumstantial | |
| deficient(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| derivational(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, kin) | |
| eventual(adjective, sympathetic, inferior, minor, ambiguous) | |
| inconsiderable(adjective, light, slight, lower, low) | |
| marginal(adjective, slight, trivial, subordinate, negligible) | |
| minor-league(adjective, light, slight, lower, low) | |
| piddling(adjective, light, slight, low, inferior) | |
| poor(adjective, weak, lower, small, inferior) | |
| provisional(sensitive, apt, indirect, incidental) | |
| proxy(noun, deputy) | |
| relief(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, lesser) |
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