| Main Entry: | bush league |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | minor league |
Synonyms: |
amateur, minors, nothing to brag about, second-rate, small potatoes, the bushes, triple-A |
| Main Entry: | amateurish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprofessional |
Synonyms: |
bush-league, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, unskilled, untrained |
| Main Entry: | bush-league |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | second-rate |
Synonyms: |
minor league, small potatoes |
| Main Entry: | dinky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny, small |
Synonyms: |
Lilliputian, bush-league, dainty, insignificant, lesser, mini, miniature, minor, minor-league, neat, petite, second rate, secondary, small-fry, small-time, trim |
Antonyms: |
big, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | inadequate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defective, insufficient, incompetent |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, bush-league, deficient, depleted, dry, failing, faulty, feeble, found wanting, glitch*, imperfect, impotent, inappreciable, inapt, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, inconsiderable, insubstantial, junk*, lacking, lame*, lemon, lousy, low, meager, minus, miserly, niggardly, not enough, parsimonious, poor, scanty, scarce, short, shy*, sketchy*, skimpy, small, spare, sparse, sterile, stinted, stunted, thin*, too little, unequal, unproductive, unqualified, weak |
Antonyms: |
able, adequate, competent, enough, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | incompetent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unskillful, unable |
Synonyms: |
amateur, amateurish, awkward, bungling, bush-league, clumsy, disqualified, floundering, helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insufficient, maladroit, not cut out for, not equal to, not have it, out to lunch, raw, unadapted, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, unhandy, uninitiated, unproficient, unqualified, unskilled, untrained, useless |
| Notes: | incompetent means not qualified or showing lack of skill or aptitude; incontinent means lacking control over urination and defecation |
Antonyms: |
able, adept, capable, competent, dexterous, effective, efficient, experienced, expert, proficient, skillful |
| Main Entry: | lesser |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior, secondary |
Synonyms: |
a notch under, bottom, bush, bush-league, dinky, insignificant, less important, low, lower, minor, minor-league, nether, second-fiddle, second-string, slighter, small, small-fry, small-time, subjacent, subordinate, third-string, undersized |
Antonyms: |
greater, higher, major, superior |
| Main Entry: | lower |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under, inferior |
Synonyms: |
bush-league, curtailed, decreased, diminished, junior, lessened, lesser, low, lower rung, minor, nether, pared down, reduced, second-class, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, under |
Antonyms: |
higher, important, superior |
| Main Entry: | minor |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insignificant, small |
Synonyms: |
accessory, below the mark, bush-league, casual, dependent, dinky, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inferior, junior, lesser, light, low, minus, negligible, paltry, petty, piddling, second-string, secondary, slight, small-fry, small-time, smaller, subordinate, subsidiary, tacky, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unimportant, younger |
Antonyms: |
adult, greater, large, major, significant |
| Main Entry: | secondary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subordinate; less important |
Synonyms: |
accessory, alternate, auxiliary, backup, bush-league, collateral, consequential, contingent, dependent, dinky, extra, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, lesser, lower, minor, minor-league, petty, relief, reserve, second, second-rate, small, small-fry, small-time, subject, subservient, subsidiary, substract, supporting, tributary, trivial, under, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
first-class, first-rate, important, primary, superior |