run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil 

: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

Synonyms of run-of-the-mill

• normal
• ordinary
• usual
• typical
• average

Examples of run-of-the-mill in a Sentence

just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants

his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist

Recent Examples on the Web

Strategy began investing in Bitcoin in 2020, which transformed it from a run-of-the-mill software company into the largest digital asset treasury. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026

Spoilers ahead for Steal Zara (Sophie Turner) is having a run-of-the-mill bad day, hungover from yet another night out and tasked with showing the new intern around at her dead-end job at London’s (fictional) Lochmill Capital, a pension investment company. —Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026

Chicken Caesar wraps promise a healthy, quick alternative to fast food offerings, but sometimes their execution — or looming expiration dates — leaves you wishing for a run-of-the-mill cheeseburger and fries. —Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026

Upon first glance, Rick’s may look like your run-of-the-mill diner. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for run-of-the-mill

• verapamil
• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill
• dunghill
• foothill
• fulfil
• fulfill

Kids Definition

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil

: average entry 2 sense 2, ordinary