Synonyms for mediocre
ˌmi diˈoʊ kərmedi·ocre

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1. mediocreadjective

   Synonyms:
   middling

2. mediocreadjective

   Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;

   I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

   Synonyms:
   middling

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1. mediocre, second-rateadjective

   moderate to inferior in quality

   "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"

   Synonyms:
   fair, second-rate, average, middling

   Antonyms:
   superior, good, extraordinary

2. average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective

   lacking exceptional quality or ability

   "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

   Synonyms:
   mean(a), modal(a), second-rate, reasonable, intermediate, fair(a), medium, bonnie, comely, middling, bonny, ordinary, just, average, median(a), sightly, clean, fair, fairish, honest

   Antonyms:
   good, extraordinary, superior

3. mediocreadjective

   poor to middling in quality

   "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"

   Synonyms:
   fair, second-rate, average, middling

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, good, superior

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1. banalise

   just an ordinary like any other

   Submitted by acronimous on December 12, 2017  

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1. mediocreadjective

   Synonyms:
   middling, ordinary, medium, commonplace

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1. List of paraphrases for "mediocre":

   poor, run-of-the-mill, lacklustre, lackluster

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1. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Only two unhappy people can be happy with each other, because they are dependent on the 'other' for happiness. Only an INDIVIDUAL relishes in his own presence, the 'other' is a hindrance to his freedom. He doesn't fit with the society, he stands out from the mediocre, he lives in 'totality' and celebrates in aloneness.

2. Bill Burr:

   Which goes back to that bit I did a while back, how White women have divorced themselves of their own f---ing privilege. … If they were a White male they’d be running the planet, to act like this guy is a mediocre coach is not the case. He’s one of the best coaches of his generation… Say what you want about the guy socially, but don’t come after his football record if you’re not a f---ing football person.

3. Sophia Loren:

   Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

4. Roy Cohen:

   Have a legitimate reason why you are declining the position that is being offered, never insult the individual who extended the offer by just talking about how mediocre the opportunity was.

5. Kevin Harvick:

   You go through spells of capitalizing on things and having good cars and mediocre cars and circumstances, and I think that part of this sport is those streaks come and go at certain race tracks, at RCR we had a lot of good, flat-track races at Richmond and Loudon, and we only won here one time, and I thought this was one of our better tracks.