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adjective as in inferior, cheap

Weak matches

cheap and dirty
common
commonplace
déclassé
hack
low-grade
low-quality
mean
mediocre
poor
shoddy
substandard
tacky
tawdry

adjective as in inadequate

Strongest matches

inferior
mediocre

Weak matches

cheap
common
shabby

adjective as in mediocre

Strongest matches

crummy
inferior

Weak matches

below par
cheap
deficient
inadequate
low-grade
poor
rotten
second-best
second-class
shabby
shoddy
substandard
unacceptable
unsatisfactory

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As the camps proliferate and more second-rate schools enter the market, quality may suffer.

From Economist

Our system of higher education today has created a situation that demands more second-rate four-year colleges to meet the needs of all those college-bound second-rate high school graduates.

From Time Magazine Archive

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