poorer

ADJECTIVE

inferior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indifferent lousy mediocre substandard

STRONG

average bad base common fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect junk lemon mean middling ordinary worse

WEAK

déclassé low-grade low-rent paltry sad second-class sorry tawdry two-bit wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

excellent exceptional extraordinary extreme good honest noble uncommon unusual

WEAK

best better first-class first-rate

ADJECTIVE

low-grade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

substandard

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-quality low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry tawdry two-bit worse wretched

ADJECTIVE

low-quality

Synonyms

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

ADJECTIVE

second-class

Synonyms

WEAK

average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-grade low-quality low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry sad second-rate shabby sorry substandard tawdry two-bit worse wretched

Example Sentences

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So it is with China’s belated attempt to bolster the financial security of, and basic social fairness toward, poorer households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

PHW said it highlighted how unhealthy food environments may be driving people to a poorer diet and an increased risk of obesity.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Patients with higher levels of anxiety and depression, along with poorer quality of life, showed increased cellular activity in the hippocampus and amygdala.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Similar patterns have been found in oral cancer and in patients receiving immunotherapy, where elevated B12 has been associated with poorer outcomes.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

If we compare our system of knowledge with theirs then theirs is evidently the poorer one by far.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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