| second-fiddle(adjective, lower, low, importance, inferior) |
| second-string(adjective, lower, low, importance, inferior) |
| secondary(adjective, lower, low, importance, inferior) |
| sinking(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, downward) |
| sliding(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, downward) |
| slighter(low, inferior, minor, bush, smaller) |
| slipping(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, downward) |
| slumping(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, downward) |
| small(minor, smaller, slighter) |
| small-fry(low, inferior, minor, smaller, slighter) |
| small-time(minor, smaller, slighter) |
| smaller(adjective, lower, low, importance, inferior) |
| squat |
| squatty(low-set, low-lying) |
| sub |
| subjected |
| subordinate(adjective, lower, low, importance, inferior) |
| subsidiary(lower, importance, mediocre, substandard, secondary) |
| third-string(low, inferior, minor, bush, smaller) |
| to the bottom(expression, adjective, idiom, inferior, depressed) |