MEDIOCRE Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

mediocre

adjective

ˌmē-dē-ˈō-kər

Definition of mediocre next

as in decent

of average to below average quality your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable

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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 The rest of the film drags, the pacing falters, and the story inches toward a mediocre conclusion. —

Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 The game was pretty mediocre aside from the very beginning and the very end, when Qatar’s injury-time equalizer was met with a shocked wave of sound from the large lawn, but again, no one really seemed to mind. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Usually bad Red Sox teams tend to have good to mediocre lineups and poor pitching and defense. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026 Jennifer Noyes Most of the real-life restaurants that appear in films and television series about Paris are so resolutely mediocre. —

Air Mail, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediocre

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre

Adjective

There is still a decent spread amongst model guidance, but a track farther north would result in a better chance of severe weather, while a track farther south would lead to more general rain showers and thunderstorms.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Accompaniment assigns first priority to those in greatest need and those most likely to be left out of dignified and decent treatment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026