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
Unsatisfactory is a synonym for second-rate in abject topic. In some cases you can use "Unsatisfactory" instead an adjective phrase "Second-rate", when it comes to topics like mediocre.
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
Second-rate is a synonym for unsatisfactory. Sometimes you can use "Second-rate" instead an adjective "Unsatisfactory".
Nearby Word: unsatisfactorily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inferior and second-rate
- inferior and unsatisfactory
- poor and second-rate
- poor and unsatisfactory
- inadequate and second-rate
- inadequate and unsatisfactory
- weak and second-rate
- weak and unsatisfactory
- bad and second-rate
- bad and unsatisfactory
- wretched and second-rate
- wretched and unsatisfactory
- terrible and second-rate
- terrible and unsatisfactory
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