second class
Below the best
Second class refers to a tier below the highest or best available.
On trains and planes, second class offers less comfort and service than first class: We booked second-class tickets to save money.
Mail sent second class arrives slower than priority.
As an adjective, second-class describes inferior treatment or status: They were treated as second-class citizens.
The figurative use carries strong connotations of injustice—being denied rights or respect that others receive.
One who instructs
- economySystem of trade and production
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- sleeperOne at rest
compartment · berth · unreserved · no-frills · budget · basic · steerage · cabin
Below required quality
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- low-gradeOf poor quality
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
deficient · inadequate · flawed · unsatisfactory · suboptimal · lesser · cheap · inferior
Status as state member
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
blue-collar · subaltern · undervalued · unrecognized · peripheral · auxiliary · ancillary · nonelite
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- segregationForced separation by group
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
marginalization · stigma · bigotry · intolerance · stereotyping · disparagement · denigration · belittlement
coach
One who instructs
- economySystem of trade and production
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
sleeper · compartment · berth · unreserved · no-frills · budget · basic · steerage · cabin · seating
substandard
Below required quality
shoddy · deficient · inadequate · flawed · unsatisfactory · suboptimal · lesser · cheap · inferior · downgraded
citizenship
Status as state member
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
socioeconomic · blue-collar · subaltern · undervalued · unrecognized · peripheral · auxiliary · ancillary · nonelite · underclass
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- segregationForced separation by group
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
exclusion · marginalization · stigma · bigotry · intolerance · stereotyping · disparagement · denigration · belittlement · disrespect
- train traveltrain, railway, fare, tracks, rail
- classessubclass, superclass, underclass, caste, tier
- ranking systemstop secret, secret, confidential, unclassified, restricted
- European Railtrains, tracks, platforms, rail network, train stations
- German RailDB, U-Bahn, regional train, train station, timetable
- train faresticket prices, rail passes, peak pricing, off-peak fares, season tickets
second classfirst class
Highest quality or rank
premium · top-tier · first-rate · top tier · first rate
second classfirst class
Highest quality or rank
business class · premium class · club class · upper class · executive class
second classfirst-class citizen
One with complete rights
equal · full citizen · privileged · enfranchised · respected
second, class, secondary, secondhand, seconds, secondly, second-class, secondarily, seconder