lower-ranking
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- inferior in rank or status“the junior faculty”“a lowly corporal”“petty officialdom”“a subordinate functionary”Synonyms: junior-gradelowlypetty(a)secondarysubaltern
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
lower-ranking \lower-ranking\ adj. inferior in rank or status.
Syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate. [WordNet 1.5]