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mediocre
adjective as in average, commonplace
Strongest matches
decent, dull, inferior, middling, ordinary, second-rate, so-so, undistinguished, uninspired
Weak matches
characterless, colorless, common, conventional, fair, fair to middling, fairish, humdrum, indifferent, insignificant, intermediate, mainstream, mean, medium, mid, moderate, no great shakes, of poor quality, passable, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, standard, tolerable, unexceptional, vanilla
Example Sentences
Arsenal, as is their habit, made a very large meal of beating a mediocre Spurs, struck down by injuries but still well short of the standards expected.
“Oh, Mary!” captures the fact that “we are all overlooked, unique geniuses and delusional mediocre idiots at the same time,” Gilpin says.
Just this year, Day struggled against Ohio State’s rival, suffering a stunning loss to a mediocre Michigan team in the regular season finale.
The result – especially for reds – is at best mediocre.
Ratcliffe has said that United have become "mediocre" and warned more "difficult and unpopular decisions" will be needed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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