second rate
Not quite good
Second rate describes something inferior or mediocre—not the best quality or standard.
A second-rate hotel disappoints; a second-rate performance fails to impress.
The term carries dismissive connotations: The critics called it second-rate work.
Often hyphenated when preceding a noun, unhyphenated after: The food was second rate.
Below required quality
poor · defective · faulty · inferior · bush-league · bargain-basement · low-quality · bottom-tier
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- middlingOf moderate quality
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
so-so · unimpressive · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · unexceptional · forgettable · lackluster · pedestrian
substandard
Below required quality
cheap · poor · defective · faulty · inferior · bush-league · bargain-basement · low-quality · bottom-tier · lesser
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- middlingOf moderate quality
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
passable · so-so · unimpressive · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · unexceptional · forgettable · lackluster · pedestrian · commonplace
- warshipsbattleship, turret, frigates, battleships, destroyers
- Standards & Benchmarksbenchmark, yardstick, gold standard, litmus test, acid test
- ratingsone star, five stars, two stars, three stars, four stars
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship
- naval termsadmiral, navy, battleship, carrier, submarine
second ratefirst-rate
Of superior quality
first-class · top-notch · excellent · superior · outstanding
second rateprestigious
Having high standing
leading · major league · A-list · preeminent · big-league
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