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mediocre

/ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/adjective4 syllables

Mediocre means: lacking exceptional quality or ability.

Synonyms for mediocre15

adjective, as in lacking exceptional quality or ability

average, fair, middling, ordinary

adjective, as in moderate to inferior in quality

second-rate, inferior

adjective, as in poor to middling in quality

bad

also used for mediocre

common, commonplace, comme ci comme ça, crappy, decent, indifferent, lackluster, meh

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What does mediocre mean?3

adjective

1

lacking exceptional quality or ability“a novel of average merit”

2

moderate to inferior in quality“they improved the quality from mediocre to above average”

3

poor to middling in quality“there have been good and mediocre and bad artists”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mediocre?4

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Mediocre in a sentence

  • To become popular, you need to be mediocre.DiePain
  • You can have mediocre results now, or outstanding results later.marcelostockle
  • He could have become a wonderful surgeon, but became a mediocre psychologist.Tangobango
  • I liked the theme of the movie, but the acting was mediocre.shekitten
  • That was a mediocre movie with mediocre actors.KiwiCreme
  • I don't want to live a mediocre life.Amastan
  • You should never settle for their mediocre reality.Amastan
  • Don't excuse yourself into living a mediocre life.Amastan

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