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Definition of low-grade
1
: of inferior grade or quality
2
: being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, least serious, or least competent
a low-grade fever a low-grade infection
Synonyms & Antonyms for low-grade
Synonyms
- bad,
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- gimcrack,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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“Low-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-grade. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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low-grade
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Medical Definition of low-grade
: being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, or least competent
a low-grade fever a low-grade infection
— compare high-grade
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