Deficient
Deficient adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: woefully deficient eyesight kept him out of military service
Second-rate is a synonym for deficient in defective topic. In some cases you can use "Second-rate" instead an adjective "Deficient".
Second-rate
Second-rate adjective - Of little or less value or merit.
Usage example: a second-rate company that was never considered among the top manufacturers of televisions
Deficient is a synonym for second-rate in mediocre topic. You can use "Deficient" instead an adjective phrase "Second-rate", if it concerns topics such as substandard.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and deficient
- low and second-rate
- mean and deficient
- mean and second-rate
- inferior and deficient
- inferior and second-rate
- imperfect and deficient
- imperfect and second-rate
- shabby and deficient
- shabby and second-rate
- poor and deficient
- poor and second-rate
- inadequate and deficient
- inadequate and second-rate
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Second-rate and Deficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/second-rate
Deficient & Second-rate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/second-rate>.
Second-rate or Deficient. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deficient/second-rate.
