above average
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- adjective
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- Mr. Sawyer here is an above average student of religion, as you all are
- above-average ability
- above-average scores
- above-average performance
So I'm someone who's fairly good, just maybe above average at prompting on ChatGPT.
- So I'm someone who's fairly good, just maybe above average at prompting on ChatGPT.
- His catch and cook skills are highly above average.
- OK, we all think, not all of us, most of us think we're above average.
- So we all like to think that we are morally good and morally above average, all of us.
- Now what's important here is to understand that high self esteem does not mean that you're above average.
- He was a very, you know, like above average person when it comes to fitness.
- And the smart ones know that the smart ones don't take above average success.
- And so if I'm a guy and I am, that makes a pretty high above average income.
Examples
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Scientists tend to not be super rich, but they usually have an above average income and reasonably good jobs.
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I am a lackluster husband but an above-average dad.
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- Ah, the work is above average.
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A little above average for my size.
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Her basic intelligence is probably above average.
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I'd say it's been an above average day for action.
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First, students performed well above average on all measures administered during the study.
Academic text (2013) -
Community perception is such that all students are above average, leaving fewer options for lower-achieving students.
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Many children who display little or no evidence of music achievement have above-average music aptitudes.
Academic text (1999) -
Her basic intelligence is probably above average compared to her peers.
Synonyms
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Better in quality or performance than similar things
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Higher than the usual or expected level
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Better than usual in quality, performance or value
Much higher than the usual level
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'above' (at a higher level) combined with 'average' (typical level) yields 'higher than the typical level.' This is a common comparative pattern cross-linguistically and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Above average comes from the simple image of a line marked average; when a score or result sits above that line, it is higher than most, so above average means 'better than the typical level'.