Second-rate synonyms

sĕk'ənd-rāt'

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mediocre
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
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inferior
Of lower quality
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common
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
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poor (related)
The definition of poor is having little money or belongings, or lacking something.
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cheap
Charging low prices:
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inadequate
Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
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shabby
The definition of shabby is something that appears run-down or worn-out.
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low-grade
Of little degree
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second-class
Of secondary status:
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second best
One that is next to the best.
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low-quality
Of low or lower quality
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mean
Common or poor in appearance; shabby:
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substandard
(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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third-rate (related)
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humourless (related)
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Find another word for second-rate. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for second-rate, like: mediocre, inferior, common, poor, cheap, inadequate, shabby, low-grade, second-class, second best and low-quality.
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Second-rate Sentence Examples

  • There are greyhounds also, but inferior in speed to second-rate English dogs.

  • "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

  • Such a conditional and tentative policy, on the part of a second-rate power, in a period of universal tension and turmoil, was most difficult; but Griffenfeldt did not regard it as impossible.

  • Neither in materials nor in style does their architecture exceed what might reasonably be expected in a second-rate provincial town; and the same may be said in general of the other public buildings.

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