second-rate

1. 1.

   moderate to inferior in quality

   “they improved the quality from mediocre to above average”

   Synonymsmediocre

   Similarinferior

Questions about second-rate

What does second-rate mean?

second-rate means "moderate to inferior in quality".

How many syllables are in second-rate?

second-rate has 3 syllables: se-con-d-rate. The stress falls on "se".

What is another word for second-rate?

Close synonyms include mediocre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.