mediocre
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/
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mediocre
- Waiting for the truly great magicians to distinguish themselves from the mediocre ones.
- a mediocre performance
- of mediocre quality
- mediocre leadership
amazing. They all just struggle along and are mediocre because you can't focus.
- amazing. They all just struggle along and are mediocre because you can't focus.
- It just sounds like a mediocre teen romance, right?
- And, and it was mediocre for a couple of, you know, years.
- If you do not read, you will become a mediocre film maker at best.
- So if you're striving to be mediocre, then that's the best you can do.
- And I was tired of living a mediocre to less than mediocre life.
- So I don't think there's any mediocre stories, just mediocre storytellers.
- So being passive in life will only bring you mediocre things.
- I think it's just mediocre code, often close to correct.
- My biggest problem with Barbie is I thought it was mediocre and dull.
- And to think of like a mediocre dude headlining over her is sad.
- But I'm the best of the mediocre people.
- They weren't bad, they were safe and mediocre.
- And now we're making punk rock non conformist stars out of mediocre minds.
Examples
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So being passive in life will only bring you mediocre things.
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"Play the Game" is mediocre at best.
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Yeah, that looks mediocre, but you get it.
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Do not expect mediocre people to support world class goals.
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I think it's just mediocre code, often close to correct.
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Some students work very hard to achieve mediocre results, for example, while others are able to perform without preparation.
Academic text (2011) -
Nobody had the heart to tell Tippy she had a mediocre voice, not even the director.
Fiction book (1998) -
You needn't settle for a mediocre life just because the people around you did.
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My biggest problem with Barbie is I thought it was mediocre and dull.
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The restaurant received mediocre reviews, so we decided to try a different one.
Synonyms
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1.0
Ordinary and not very good
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1.0
Average in quality or amount, neither very good nor bad
23
4.4
Not as good as the best, often cheap or simple
21
3.0
Neither good nor bad
20
8.1
Average and not very impressive
12
4.4
Less impressive or exciting than you expect
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3.9
Not very good or likely to attract attention
5
4.4
Only average and not very good
2
8.8
Not very good and showing little interest
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4.6
Having average quality, neither very good nor very bad
1
6.9
Medium quality, neither very good nor very bad
Not very good or interesting
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Mediocre comes from the Latin medius meaning 'middle' and is related to medium. So something mediocre is 'in the middle' in quality, not very good or very bad.