Modest
Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Second-rate and modest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second-rate" instead an adjective "Modest".
Second-rate
Second-rate adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: a second-rate song from a songwriter who has done much better
Modest and second-rate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective phrase "Second-rate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and modest
- low and second-rate
- common and modest
- common and second-rate
- ordinary and modest
- ordinary and second-rate
- mean and modest
- mean and second-rate
- average and modest
- average and second-rate
- insignificant and modest
- insignificant and second-rate
- moderate and modest
- moderate and second-rate
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Second-rate and Modest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/modest/second-rate
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