Question

in_the_loop_626 of inferior quality; not the best Synonyms: third-rate; fourth-rateAntonym: first-rate

Accepted Answer

SECOND-RATE This hotel isn’t the best. It’s really a second-rate place.When they remodeled their kitchen, they bought all new appliances of the best quality. They wanted nothing that was second-rate. 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_626
Idiom	SECOND-RATE
Definition	of inferior quality; not the best
Examples	This hotel isn’t the best. It’s really a second-rate place. When they remodeled their kitchen, they bought all new appliances of the best quality. They wanted nothing that was second-rate.
Cross-Refs	Synonyms: third-rate; fourth-rate Antonym: first-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.

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