| below average(expression, adjective, idiom, inferior, standard) |
| below par(expression, adjective, weak, poor, miserable) |
| substandard(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| below normal(expression, standard, attribute, abnormality) |
| below standard(expression, standard, attribute, abnormality) |
| poor(adjective, weak, miserable, inferior, inadequate) |
| subnormal(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| low-grade(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| mean(verb, adjective, weak, poor, inferior) |
| cheap(adjective, standard, attribute, cheapness) |
| feeble(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| inferior(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, modest) |
| mediocre(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| sub-par(adjective, standard, attribute, cheapness) |
| bad(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, feeble) |
| base(noun, adjective, weak, poor, miserable) |
| common(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| contemptible(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| crude(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| deficient(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |