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average
adjective as in normal, typical
Strong matches
boilerplate, common, commonplace, fair, familiar, garden, general, humdrum, intermediate, mainstream, medium, middling, nowhere, plastic, standard
Weak matches
customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair to middling, garden-variety, mid, middle-of-the-road, passable, run of the mill, so-so, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional, usual
adjective as in numerical mean
Strongest match
Strong matches
noun as in normal, typical amount
Example Sentences
Polar bears can live into their early 30s, but an average of 15 to 18 years in the wild.
Nielsen data showed Trump’s festivities averaged 24.6 million viewers across 15 networks from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
And in May a report found that customers were waiting an average of nearly 23 minutes to get through to an adviser.
Temperatures are expected to fall well below January averages, and may surpass record lows stretching up from the coast into the Tennessee Valley.
“An insider would be keeping to his ivory tower and telling other people what they should be doing. Ken Martin is in the trenches with rank-and-file members and average Democrats,” Skoufis said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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