| second(noun, inferior, assistant, junior, underling) | |
| second fiddle(expression, assistant, junior, underling) | |
| second string(expression, assistant, junior, underling) | |
| servile(sensitive, apt, secondary) | |
| skipper(noun, master) | |
| small(adjective, over, inferiority) | |
| smaller(light, slight, low, inferior, minor) | |
| smalltime(adjective, informal, minor, over) | |
| subsidiary(light, slight, low, inferior, minor) | |
| third string(expression, assistant, junior, underling) | |
| under(adjective, light, slight, low, inferior) | |
| underdog(noun, inferior) | |
| understrapper | |
| accessory(light, slight, low, inferior, subject) | |
| adjuvant(low, inferior, subject, minor, secondary) | |
| agent | |
| also-ran(noun, inferior) | |
| archer | |
| army officer | |
| auxiliary(low, subject, minor, subordinate, secondary) |
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