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mean
Synonyms and Antonyms of mean
- for the state of Florida, what is the mean number of sunny days per month?
mean
Synonyms and Antonyms of mean
- Alexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins
- a mean child who hoarded all her toys
altruistic, selfless, unselfish
extravagant, free, handsome, lavish, overgenerous, profuse
beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted
dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
- a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery
compassionate, good, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted
affable, agreeable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, nice, pleasant
affectionate, amorous, sweet, tender, tenderhearted
altruistic, high-minded, humanitarian, magnanimous, noble, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
- a mean trick to play on a trusting person
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
- it's no mean feat to memorize that long poem
- I'm a mean dancer, so you could do worse than go to the prom with me
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping [chiefly British], unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
- he worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth
beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel), dumpy, grungy, mangy, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
- that was no mean stunt to pull off, especially with so little advance preparation
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile
mean
Synonyms and Antonyms of mean
- that candidate's moderate views were seen as the mean that voters were looking for
- won the competition by fair and honest means
act, action, deed, doing, feat, thing
course, procedure, proceeding, process
accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, exploit, success, triumph
activity, affair, business, dealing, enterprise, event
attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, initiative, operation, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, undertaking, whack
effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, while, work
project, proposal, proposition
- the ends don't justify the means
- a woman of considerable means
mean
Synonyms and Antonyms of mean
- the national anthem means various things to various people
- your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me
- I mean to win this race
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