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second-rate
Synonyms and Antonyms of second-rate
- a second-rate song from a songwriter who has done much better
A1, capital, choice, classic, distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, fabulous, fantastic, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), matchless, maximum, nifty, number one (also No. 1), optimal, optimum, outstanding, par excellence, peerless, preeminent, prime, sensational, special, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch
unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
- a second-rate company that was never considered among the top manufacturers of televisions
- second-rate goods specifically manufactured for the low end of the market
indifferent, lackluster, second-class
brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry
counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham
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