3
lesser(adjective, lower, importance, mediocre, substandard)
3
subordinate to
3
underground(adjective, secret, hidden, spy, covert)
2
covered(adverb, preposition, under, below)
2
downwards(adverb, lowness)
2
foundation(noun, base, ground, bottom, bed)
2
abapical
2
anterior
2
bad(adjective, lower, mediocre, substandard)
2
behind
2
downhill(adjective, adverb, inferior, depressed, declining)
2
foot(noun, bottom)
2
hole-and-corner(adjective, secret, hidden, spy, covert)
2
infra
2
second(lower, importance, mediocre, substandard, secondary)
2
secondary(adjective, lower, importance, mediocre, substandard)
2
stealthy(secret, hidden, spy, covert)
2
subjacent(adjective, lower, importance, inferior, depressed)
2
substructure(noun, base, foundation, ground, bed)
2
surreptitious(secret, hidden, spy, covert)
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