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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
"I cannot put up anything mediocre. After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more."
This means that slapping a celebrity endorsement on a mediocre product and calling it a day will no longer work.
His mediocre approval ratings pale compared to past presidents.
They dealt a guy who could never carry a team for a guy who last year nearly hauled the mediocre Mavericks to an NBA title.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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