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Synonyms of fourth-rate

111 similar words

Another word for fourth-rate is bad. Other synonyms of fourth-rate are one-star, low-quality, negative, low-grade and poor.

Synonyms and similar words for fourth-rate

adjectiveTerrible, awful; less than third-rate.

  • dismal
  • horrible
  • rubbishExceedingly bad; awful.
  • abysmal figuratively
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • badOf low quality.
  • chronic slang
  • coarse
  • cornyUncool, stupid, lame.
  • crap slang, vulgarOf poor quality.
  • crappy slang, vulgarOf very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
  • crummy slangBad; poor.
  • direBad in quality, awful, terrible.
  • disagreeable
  • dogshit vulgar
  • dreadful
  • fifth-rateTerrible, awful; less than fourth-rate.
  • foul
  • godawful
  • hellishCausing great pain, discomfort or distress.
  • hideous
  • hopeless
  • horrendousExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
  • horrid
  • horrificCausing horror; horrifying.
  • inadequateNot adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
  • incompetentLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
  • inelegantNot elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
  • intolerable
  • inferiorOf low rank, standard or quality.
  • lackluster
  • loathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
  • lousyRemarkably bad; of poor quality.
  • miserable
  • naff slang
  • negativeNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
  • odiousArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
  • ordinary AustraliaBad or undesirable.
  • pathetic
  • peakBad.
  • piss-poorReflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.
  • rottenBad or terrible.
  • shitawful vulgarVery awful.
  • shitty vulgarVery bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
  • sixth-rateTerrible, awful; less than fifth-rate.
  • sloppy
  • subparOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
  • terrible
  • unfavorable
  • wackAnnoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
  • ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
  • base
  • below par
  • bottom-shelfCheap or low-quality.
  • BTEC UKLow-quality or inferior.
  • bumOf poor quality or highly undesirable.
  • cheapOf poor quality.
  • cheap and nasty UKCheap and of bad quality.
  • cheapshit vulgarCheap; shoddy; of inferior quality.
  • cheesyCheap, of poor quality.
  • chintzy figurativelyTastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
  • coffee-and derogatory, slangCheap, second-rate.
  • crappo slangOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
  • craptastic slang, vulgarOf extremely poor quality.
  • crapperific slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptabulous slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptacular US, slangSpectacularly awful; so poor in quality as to become a spectacle.
  • cruddy slangCrummy, lousy, worthless.
  • dogwater slangExtremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.
  • dreckyTrashy, worthless.
  • flimsyLikely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
  • gash UK, slangOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
  • garbageBad, crap, shitty.
  • god-awfulExtremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
  • lowNot high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.).
  • low-gradeOf inferior quality.
  • low-qualityOf poor quality; inferior.
  • low-rentLow-quality, trashy.
  • made in ChinaCheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.
  • mid slangTrashy; low-quality.
  • one-starOf low quality; low-quality.
  • poorOf low quality.
  • poor man'sCheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.
  • pound-shop UK, derogatoryUsed to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior imitation.
  • punkBad, substandard.
  • rinky-dink US, informalOf poor quality; amateurish, shoddy, small-time.
  • ropy Ireland, UKOf poor quality; in poor health.
  • sadPoor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
  • schlockyOf inferior quality, cheap.
  • scrubbyInferior in size or quality.
  • second-rateOf mediocre quality; not first-rate.
  • shoddyPoor; low.
  • slim UK, dialectalBad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
  • shit vulgarOf poor quality; worthless.
  • shite Ireland, UKBad; awful; shit.
  • substandardOf inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  • ticky-tacky USMade of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
  • tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
  • third-ratePoor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
  • tin-pot informalOf inferior quality; shoddy.
  • trash
  • trashyLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
  • under parBelow par.
  • woefulWretched; paltry; poor.
  • wretchedOf an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
  • crapalicious rare, slangWorthless; bad.
  • deityforsaken humorous, rareGodforsaken; particularly bad or terrible.
  • naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
  • slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
  • slight dialectal, obsoleteBad, of poor quality.

Meaning of fourth-rate

  1. adjective Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 50–60 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 320–420, and weighing approximately 1,000 tons burthen.
  2. adjective Terrible, awful; less than third-rate.
  3. noun A fourth-rate ship of the line.

Full definition of fourth-rate

Questions about synonyms of fourth-rate

What is another word for fourth-rate?
Fourth-rate has 111 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bad, one-star, low-quality, negative, low-grade, poor, second-rate and third-rate.
What does fourth-rate mean?
Fourth-rate means of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 50–60 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 320–420, and weighing approximately 1,000 tons burthen.

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