LOWER-RANKING Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word lower-ranking. (exact relations)
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	secondary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank
	inferior				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or characteristic of low rank or importance • of low or inferior quality • written or printed below and to one side of another character • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit noun • one of lesser rank or station or quality • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character adjective satellite • lower than a given reference point • falling short of some prescribed norm
	junior				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service noun • term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male • a son who has the same first name as his father • a third-year undergraduate • the younger of two persons adjective satellite • used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father • used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college • including or intended for youthful persons
	lesser				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of less size or importance adjective satellite • smaller in size or amount or value
	minor				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study
	subordinate				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
	subservient				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • compliant and obedient to authority • serving or acting as a means or aid • abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
	junior-grade
	adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status
	lowly				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • low or inferior in station or quality • inferior in rank or status • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
	petty				adjectiveadj
	noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook
	subaltern				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status

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