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Definitions

second string

NOUN
group of substitute players
Synonyms
WEAK
JV bench benchwarmers junior varsity reserves second team substitutes
Antonyms
WEAK
first string
ADJECTIVE
second-rate
Synonyms
STRONG
inferior junior lesser lower minor minor-league small-time subordinate

Example Sentences

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Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Khawaja Nafay is also included in the squad after his impressive show with Pakistan's second string team in the last two years.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

“So I go from second string to Class D ball — which wasn’t as good as our ‘SC team — to the big leagues all within 60 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

But scientists found niobium difficult to engineer as a core qubit component, and so it was relegated to the second string on Team Superconducting Qubit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

Last weekend's thrilling comeback to beat the French would have been a great confidence booster for the Scots, but this France team was unrecognisable from the second string that were on show at Murrayfield.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

Three span later I was trying to play Waiting While it Rains when a second string broke.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss