Antonyms for second-ratesec·ond-rate

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1. mediocre, second-rateadjective

   moderate to inferior in quality

   "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"

   Antonyms:
   superior

   Synonyms:
   fair, average, mediocre, middling

How to use second-rate in a sentence?

1. David Ogilvy:

   Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don't live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.

2. Judy Garland:

   Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

3. Franklin Templeton:

   If we do get a little sniff of higher yields or a wee bit of inflation or even a return to growth or even the Fed trying to get through to a second rate hike, we think the valuations (of banks) could start to reflect an improving fundamental scenario.

4. Matt Sheppard:

   Almost immediately they started to dismiss everything that we did, eric was dismissed, along with the other leadership at Cisco WebEx, as being kind of second rate.

5. Quincy Krosby:

   The dollar could inch even higher if not countered by more assertive moves particularly by the European Central Bank( ECB), which meets this week to deliver a second rate hike to combat rising inflation within the The Euro.

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