| disheartening(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted) | |
| failed | |
| feeble(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| flawed | |
| irregular | |
| junk(adjective, mean, bad, lower, informal) | |
| lacking(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| lame(adjective, poor, inadequate, unacceptable, ineffective) | |
| lesser(adjective, lower, mediocre) | |
| limited(adjective, poor, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual) | |
| lowly | |
| menial(adjective, lower, mediocre) | |
| questionable | |
| quiet(adjective, slack, rotten, tainted, unsatisfactory) | |
| secondary(adjective, lower, mediocre) | |
| short | |
| sorry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, lower) | |
| sour(adjective, quiet, bad, nasty, dirty) | |
| sub-par | |
| unfit |
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