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Synonyms & Antonyms of mediocre
1
of average to below average quality
- your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
Synonyms for mediocre
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Near Antonyms for mediocre
- A1,
- capital,
- choice,
- classic,
- distinguished,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- exquisite,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- matchless,
- maximum,
- nifty,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- optimal,
- optimum,
- outstanding,
- par excellence,
- peerless,
- preeminent,
- prime,
- sensational,
- special,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supreme,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch
2
of low quality
- mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
Synonyms for mediocre
- bad,
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- gimcrack,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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