Related Words for no great shakes

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inconsequential
xxx/x
Adjective, Adjective
nothing
/x
Noun
shoddy
/x
Adjective
humdrum
/x
Noun
mundane
x/
Adjective
trifle
/x
Noun
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
mediocre
xx/x
Adjective
trivia
/xx
Noun
errand
/x
Noun
not a pretty sight
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
flea
/
Noun
something or other
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
drab
/
Noun
lackluster
/xx
Adjective
random
/x
Noun
loser
/x
Noun
bore
/
Verb
almost
/x
Adverb
damn
/
Adjective
straw
/
Noun
meaninglessness
/xxx
Noun
lightweight
//
Adjective
long shot
//
Phrase, Noun
garbage
/x
Noun
rough edges
//x
Phrase, Noun
travesty
/xx
Noun
middlebrow
/xx
Noun
honorable mention
/xxx/x
Name, Name
mockery
/xx
Noun
junk
/
Noun
no mean feat
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Phrase, Noun
understatement
/xxx
Noun
gruel
/x
Noun
dregs
/
Noun
ignominy
/xxx
Noun
shambles
/x
Noun
drip
/
Noun
dust
/
Noun
mock
/
Adjective
trials and tribulations
//xx/x
Phrase, Noun
mixed bag
//
Phrase, Noun
short shrift
//
Phrase, Noun
nonsense
/x
Noun
button
/x
Noun
crud
/
Noun
bargain basement
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
cold comfort
//x
Phrase, Noun
all one
//
Phrase, Noun
noise
/
Noun
blank
/
Noun
nought
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
shenanigans
x/xx
Noun
something else
/x/
Phrase, Noun
imperfect
x/x
Adjective
dowdy
/x
Noun
unacceptable
xx/xx
Adjective
makeshift
/x
Adjective
indifference
x/xx
Noun
unsettling
x/xx
Adjective
drivel
/x
Noun
tough luck
//
Phrase, Noun
beau geste
//
Phrase, Noun
clumsy
/x
Adjective
dwarfing
/x
Noun
scrawl
/
Noun
low blow
//
Phrase, Noun
thing
/
Noun
inaccuracy
x/xxx
Noun
middle of nowhere
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
trash
/
Noun
irrelevance
x/xx
Noun
disgrace
x/
Noun
ungainly
x/x
Adjective
hassle
/x
Noun
slight
/
Adjective
fail
/
Verb
cold shoulder
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
mixed blessing
//x
Phrase, Noun
absence
/x
Noun
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
abundant
x/x
Adjective
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
admirable
/xxx
Adjective
advanced
x/
Adjective
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
aftershocks
/xx
Adjective
alive
x/
Adjective
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
all of
//
Phrase, Adverb
almighty
x/x
Name, Adjective, Adverb
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
amazing
x/x
Adjective
ambitious
x/x
Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
ample
/x
Adjective
another
x/x
Adjective
any
/x
Adverb
ardent
/x
Adjective
arduous
/xx
Adjective
avid
/x
Adjective
awesome
/x
Adjective, Noun
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badge
/
Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
bandaged
/x
Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
batters
/x
Noun
beau
/
Noun, Verb
beaucoup
x/
Noun, Adverb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
beefy
/x
Adjective
bella
/x
Name
belle
/
Name
bended
/x
Adjective
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bien
/
Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bloodied
/x
Adjective
bon
/
Noun
bonne
/
Noun
bravo
/x
Name, Verb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
britain
/x
Name, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bruised
/
Adjective
bufo
/x
Name
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bully
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
calloused
/x
Adjective
canon
/x
Noun, Adjective
capital
/xx
Noun, Adjective
cave
/
Noun, Verb
chic
/
Adjective, Noun
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
classy
/x
Adjective
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clenched
/
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clubbed
/
Adjective
colossal
x/x
Adjective
columbus
x/x
Name, Verb
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cracking
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
creaturely
/xx
Adjective
crested
/x
Adjective, Name
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crucial
/x
Adjective
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
cute
/
Adjective
dandy
/x
Adjective, Name
daunting
/x
Adjective, Noun
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
delicious
x/x
Adjective
delightful
x/x
Adjective
destabilizes
x/xxx
Verb
destitute
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
divine
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
dizzy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
drags
/
Verb
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drastic
/x
Adjective, Noun
eager
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
earthquake
/x
Noun, Verb
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
eliot
/xx
Name
eminent
/xx
Adjective
enlarged
x/
Adjective
enormous
x/x
Adjective
enthusiastic
xxx/x
Adjective
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
erg
/
Noun, Verb
especial
x/x
Adjective
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
exceptional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
excessive
x/x
Adjective
exciting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
expectant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extensive
x/x
Adjective
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
extraordinary
xx/xxx
Adjective, Noun
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
extremely
x/x
Adverb
fabulous
/xx
Adjective
famous
/x
Adjective, Verb
fancy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fantastic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
fantastical
x/xx
Adjective
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
faster
/x
Noun
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fawkes
/
Name
fervent
/x
Adjective
fierce
/
Adjective, Adverb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
fluffy
/x
Adjective, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formidable
/xxx
Adjective
fort
/
Noun, Verb
freckled
/x
Adjective
frequent
/x
Adjective, Verb
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
gandhi
/x
Name
gaping
/x
Adjective, Noun
gee
/
Name, Verb
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
genial
/x
Adjective
genius
/x
Noun, Adjective
genuine
/xx
Adjective
giant
/x
Adjective, Noun
gigantic
x/x
Adjective
glorious
/xx
Adjective
gnarled
/
Adjective
goody
/x
Name, Adjective
gorgeous
/x
Adjective
gran
/
Noun
grandi
/x
Name
grandiose
xx/
Adjective
grands
/
Noun
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gravid
xx
Adjective
greatly
/x
Adverb
greatness
/x
Noun
groat
/
Noun
groovy
/x
Noun, Adjective
gros
/
Adjective
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
grote
/
Name