AVERAGENESS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

averageness

noun

Definition of averageness

as in typicality

the quality or state of being average Despite his averageness as a student, he later excelled in business.

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Recent Examples of averageness But that is just one expression of its structural bias toward familiarity and averageness. — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Joe, who was selected because of his averageness, turns out to be the smartest person on Earth in the future and lands a job working for President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (Terry Crews). — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Definition of acceptability

Noun

The 25-year-old California singer-songwriter staked out his turf by taking pride in the ordinariness of his hit, from the mild-mannered vocals to the drama-free sincerity of his romantic imagery.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
People from West Asia are so often shown through images of violence, Korkejian says, that their joy, style and ordinariness can disappear from view.

— Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of ordinariness

Noun

Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
At immigration check-ins, new routines unfold Samba Diallo rode in the passenger seat, a red folder containing his immigration paperwork on his lap.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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