1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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2
as in poor
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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Recent Examples of mediocre
That buildup of mediocre results is now colliding with a waning interest in sustainability across industries.
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Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Establishing strong communication within your team is the key factor that differentiates a winning team from a mediocre one.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
If perfect is the enemy of good, then releasing middling attempts is an acknowledgement that artists must push past their mediocre ideas to uncover the gems that lay ahead.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
And Messi took it as a personal embarrassment that Miami settled for ties against mediocre MLS foes in its first two games at its brand new Miami Freedom Park stadium.
—Greg Cote
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Establishing strong communication within your team is the key factor that differentiates a winning team from a mediocre one.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
If perfect is the enemy of good, then releasing middling attempts is an acknowledgement that artists must push past their mediocre ideas to uncover the gems that lay ahead.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
And Messi took it as a personal embarrassment that Miami settled for ties against mediocre MLS foes in its first two games at its brand new Miami Freedom Park stadium.
—Greg Cote
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
Adjective
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The Giants came into the season with a decent enough outlook for the year.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a similar hope for Bielefeld, a 6-3 wing who played a decent amount during her freshman season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Injuries to key players on the Amazin’s contributed to some poor numbers as well.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Although poor students are disproportionately likely to receive special education in New York City, well-off disabled kids are the ones most acutely driving up the budget.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Quatraro asked for clarification and left the field without a satisfactory expression.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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The defense was more than satisfactory in subduing the league’s top offense.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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The delay seemed to Silva like one more indignity in a terrible series of events that began with her husband’s death in 2024.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The logic here is peak modern NBA, and the league wants to make being slightly below average more rewarding than being truly terrible.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gabriel, a 5-11 quarterback with middling arm strength, will have a difficult time finding that same opportunity.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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However, when zooming out, the revisions to a middling January and a horrendous February, job creation was 7,000 positions lower than previously thought.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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But by tweaking this archetype again and again, Chan transforms a cheap gimmick into a complex ecosystem of life-forms.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The cheapest available seat was listed at $237 as of Friday evening.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lyrics pull ordinary moments—tired thoughts, routine weight—and lay them bare.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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And companies like Meta are moving quickly to expand what these devices can do, including identifying people and instantly pulling up information about them, potentially turning ordinary public encounters into data points for the companies that make the glasses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The high-flying version of the Avs has yet to arrive in this series, but the defensively-sound edition backed by strong goaltending continues to be enough against an inferior Kings club.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Their highest attendance of the games played at Stamford Bridge this season is 30,545, the only one to come close to the 30,000 mark, and inferior to their record attendance of 39,398 set two years ago at their Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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