| Main Entry: | second fiddle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secondary role player |
Synonyms: |
back seat, benchwarmer, low man on totem pole, reserves, second banana, second string, second stringer, second team, secondary role, understudy |
| Main Entry: | deficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imperfect, inadequate |
Synonyms: |
amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, flawed, found wanting, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, marred, meager, not cut out for, not enough, not make it, not up to scratch, outta gas, rare, scant, scanty*, scarce, second fiddle, second string, short, shy, sketchy, skimpy, third string, unassembled, unequal, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak |
| Notes: | defective means having a defect or fault, while deficient means inadequate or lacking in amount or degree |
Antonyms: |
adequate, ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient, superfluous |
| Main Entry: | inferior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | less in rank, importance |
Synonyms: |
back seat, bottom, bottom-rung, entry-level, junior, less, lesser, lower, menial, minor, minus, nether, peon, second, second-banana, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, subsidiary, under, underneath |
Antonyms: |
best, better, extraordinary, first-class, first-rate, foremost, superior |
| 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: | subordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lesser, supplementary |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, baser, below par, collateral, contributory, dependent, inferior, insignificant, junior, low, lower, minor, paltry, satellite, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, sub, subaltern, subalternate, subject, submissive, subnormal, subservient, subsidiary, substract, tributary, under, underaverage, unequal |
Antonyms: |
chief, important, major, necessary, superior, vital |
| Main Entry: | subordinate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person that serves another |
Synonyms: |
aide, assistant, attendant, dependent, deputy, flunky, gofer, helper, inferior, junior, peon, poor relation, scrub, second, second fiddle, second string, serf, servant, slave, subaltern, third string, underling |
Antonyms: |
boss, chief, leader, major, manager, master, superior |
| Main Entry: | underling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subordinate |
Synonyms: |
aide, assistant, attendant, deputy, flunky, gofer, helper, inferior, lackey, minion, peon, scrub, second, second fiddle, second stringer, serf, servant, slave |
| Main Entry: | second banana |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sidekick |
Synonyms: |
assistant, chorus, deputy, runnerup, second fiddle, second string, second-rater, substitute, supporting role |