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inferior(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
22
poor(noun, adjective, weak, lower, rough)
21
second-rate(noun, adjective, mean, bad, weak)
19
mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
16
bad(adjective, quiet, quality, mean, weak)
13
lousy(adjective, mean, bad, lower, rough)
13
low-grade(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower)
13
unsatisfactory(adjective, weak, rough, poor, nasty)
12
deficient(adjective, weak, rough, poor, awful)
10
cheap(noun, adjective, rough, poor, awful)
10
inadequate(adjective, weak, rough, poor, nasty)
9
second-class(adjective, mean, bad, poor, inferior)
8
below par(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, poor)
8
rotten(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
8
wretched(adjective, mean, bad, indifferent, inferior)
7
awful(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
7
middling(adjective, mean, bad, indifferent, inferior)
7
not good
7
shoddy(adjective, weak, poor, low, common)
7
subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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