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adjective
less in rank, importance
Synonyms: back seat, bottom, bottom-rung, entry-level, junior, less, lesser, lower, menial, minor, minus, nether, peon, second, secondary, second-banana, second-fiddle, second-string, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, subsidiary, under, underneath
Antonyms: best, better, extraordinary, first-class, first-rate, foremost, superior
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adjective
poor, second-rate
Synonyms: average, bad, base, common, déclassé, fair, good-for-nothing, hack, imperfect, indifferent, junk, lemon, lousy, low-grade, low-rent, mean, mediocre, middling, ordinary, paltry, poorer, sad, second-class, sorry, substandard, tawdry, two-bit, worse, wretched
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noun
person of lesser rank, importance
Synonyms: adherent, attendant, auxiliary, deputy, disciple, follower, hanger-on, hireling, junior, menial, minion, minor, peon, satellite, second banana, subaltern, subject, subordinate, sycophant, underling
Antonyms: superior