182 entries under adjective topic. ×
| inferior(mean, bad, weak, lower) | |
| poor(noun, weak, lower, rough) | |
| second-rate(noun, mean, bad, weak) | |
| mediocre(mean, bad, weak, lower) | |
| bad(quiet, quality, mean, weak) | |
| lousy(mean, bad, lower, rough) | |
| low-grade(mean, bad, weak, lower) | |
| unsatisfactory(weak, rough, poor, nasty) | |
| deficient(weak, rough, poor, awful) | |
| cheap(noun, rough, poor, awful) | |
| inadequate(weak, rough, poor, nasty) | |
| second-class(mean, bad, poor, inferior) | |
| below par(expression, idiom, weak, poor) | |
| rotten(bad, weak, poor, nasty) | |
| wretched(mean, bad, indifferent, inferior) | |
| awful | |
| middling(mean, bad, indifferent, inferior) | |
| shoddy(weak, poor, low, common) | |
| subpar(weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| terrible(nasty, unpleasant, awful, common) |
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