Synonyms of median

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adjective

1

as in average

being about midway between extremes of amount or size

the median price of a home in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• average
• middle
• moderate
• typical
• intermediate
• modest
• reasonable
• medium
• mean
• middling
• midsized
• normal
• midsize
• standard
• usual
• adequate
• regular
• conventional
• routine
• common
• popular
• tolerable
• commonplace
• passable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• excessive
• unusual
• exceptional
• uncommon
• rare
• individual
• private
• special
• strange
• unique
• distinctive
• idiosyncratic
• peculiar

2

as in middle

occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes

determine the median point between your two speakers, and test your stereo system from there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• middle
• halfway
• medial
• intermediate
• mid
• central
• intermediary
• mediate
• midmost
• nearest
• equidistant
• medium
• grey
• inner
• innermost
• borderline
• in-between
• gray
• inmost
• betwixt and between

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• farthest
• furthest
• outermost
• remotest
• outer
• utmost
• peripheral
• farthermost
• furthermost
• outmost

median

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noun

as in normal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• average
• normal
• middle
• mean
• golden mean
• norm
• standard
• usual
• ordinary
• status quo
• rule
• par
• commonplace
• representative
• run
• exemplar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deviation
• exception
• anomaly
• abnormality
• rarity

Synonym Chooser

How is the word median distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of median are average, mean, and norm. While all these words mean "something that represents a middle point," median applies to the value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below.

average of a group of persons earning 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 dollars an hour is 6 dollars, whereas the median is 5 dollars

When would average be a good substitute for median?

The meanings of average and median largely overlap; however, average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures.

scored an average of 85 on tests

When can mean be used instead of median?

The words mean and median can be used in similar contexts, but mean may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes.

a high of 70° and a low of 50° give a mean of 60°

When might norm be a better fit than median?

In some situations, the words norm and median are roughly equivalent. However, norm means the average of performance of a significantly large group, class, or grade.

scores about the norm for fifth grade arithmetic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of median

Adjective

Flat month-over-month for a median sales price of $900,000; up 5.9% annually. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025

Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of median prices and sales counts, with annual percentage changes: —Los Angeles County’s median rose 5.9% to $900,000; sales were up 1.4% to 4,896 transactions. —Jeff Collins, Oc Register, 21 May 2025

Noun

To qualify, renters had to earn 50% of the area median income, or about $57,900 for an individual. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025

The median price of single-family homes nationwide has jumped 50% to $404,000 since 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors, and Forbes found that 22 of the 25 cities on the list were below the median, including Columbia and Lawrence. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025