Question

in_the_loop_238 of inferior quality; not the best Antonym: first-rateSynonyms: second-rate; third-rate

Accepted Answer

FOURTH-RATE The company introduced a new car model, but the production quality is still fourth-rate, like all their other cars.My assessment is that he’s a fourth-rate man with a first-rate education. He’s been well trained, but I don’t think he understands what our company’s about. Expressions using rate generally go only as far as fourth-rate. Second-, third-, and fourth-rate are synonymous. There are no degrees of inferiority. They are all opposites of first-rate.

Id	in_the_loop_238
Idiom	FOURTH-RATE
Definition	of inferior quality; not the best
Examples	The company introduced a new car model, but the production quality is still fourth-rate, like all their other cars. My assessment is that he’s a fourth-rate man with a first-rate education. He’s been well trained, but I don’t think he understands what our company’s about.
Cross-Refs	Antonym: first-rate Synonyms: second-rate; third-rate
Extra Info	Expressions using rate generally go only as far as fourth-rate. Second-, third-, and fourth-rate are synonymous. There are no degrees of inferiority. They are all opposites of first-rate.

Fourth Rate First Rate He’s Loop Inferior Quality Company Introduced