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middle-of-the-road
middle–of–the–road
adjective
Definition of MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD
avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas <a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues>
Related Words conventional, nonrevolutionary, orthodox, traditional; levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sensible; neutral
Near Antonyms excessive; conservative, reactionary, rightist; leftist, liberal, progressive; fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, subversive, violent; agitating, exciting, fomenting, incendiary, inciting, inflammatory, instigating, provocative, provoking; rabble-rousing; dissenting
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