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