Inferior
Lesser
Synonyms Lower in status, second-class, minor, lowly, menial, not so important, beneath someone, lower-ranking, subordinate, secondary, ancillary, lesser, second-fiddle, subservient, humble, not very important, below someone, under someone's heel, lower in rank, junior, and subsidiary.
Substandard
Synonyms Second-rate, low-quality, downmarket, mediocre, shoddy, deficient, imperfect, poor, awful, disagreeable, wretched, grotty, dire, lousy, godawful, not up to snuff, duff, ropy, a load of pants, farkakte, substandard, low-grade, indifferent, unsatisfactory, shabby, flawed, unsound, bad, dreadful, deplorable, leaving much to be desired, crummy, rotten, third-rate, not up to much, the pits, rubbish, pants, and poxy.
Junior
Synonyms Subordinate, underling, menial, junior, minion, and bitch.
Example Sentences
He felt inferior to his peers.
The product was deemed inferior quality.
They considered the design inferior overall.
Her performance was not inferior at all.