1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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as in poor
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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Recent Examples of mediocre
Italy’s national team was mediocre at the time, failing to medal at the Olympics in 1920 and 1924.
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Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Too bad the show couldn't muster up much excitement from a fandom that seemed fatigued by a run of mediocre content.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
After a wave of mediocre 8-bit entries in the late Eighties and early Nineties, the big breakthrough came with 1997’s GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Part of what separates a museum-grade dinosaur from a mediocre one comes down to science and preparation.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
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Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Too bad the show couldn't muster up much excitement from a fandom that seemed fatigued by a run of mediocre content.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
After a wave of mediocre 8-bit entries in the late Eighties and early Nineties, the big breakthrough came with 1997’s GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Part of what separates a museum-grade dinosaur from a mediocre one comes down to science and preparation.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
Adjective
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Give it a really decent mix and that's fine.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Teams are obviously attracted to the combination of size, body, work ethic, leadership, poise, shot and decent skill.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Common travel regrets stem from preventable issues like poor planning, budget problems, and choosing the wrong companions.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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O’Farrell’s inclination for narratives propelled by brutal coincidence and fatally poor timing tenders a Hardy-esque vision of the world, one that emphasizes the rigid, often cruel limits of an individual’s jurisdiction over the course of their life.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The mayor’s office statement indicates that resolution was satisfactory enough to lead to Yancey’s reinstatement to her high-ranking position.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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The keyboard on the TravelMate P6 was perfectly satisfactory in my brief stabs at typing.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Historically, South America has proven irresistible to certain inhabitants of the northern hemisphere eager to escape the consequences of their terrible actions.—
David Futrelle,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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In retrospect, the Supreme Court decision that opened the widespread legalization of sports betting was a terrible, terrible mistake.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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And these middling temperatures are often coupled with rain.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies can enjoy some new optimism around their season after a brutal start improved into a middling record by the one-third mark of the season.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Strained by tighter budgets and product price increases, more shoppers are willing to ditch their favorite brand for a cheaper alternative, a new study finds.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The simpler, cheaper, more snow-friendly autonomous driving hardware is welcome, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Trump has effectively cast journalists as a separate special-interest group—apart from ordinary American citizens.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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For ordinary consumer debts, a debt collector almost always needs a court judgment before garnishing anything.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Learning how to be the favorite, who plays under the pressure of expectation, instead of how to be the underdog, who plays with the freedom of the unexpected, can make plenty of players vulnerable against an inferior foe at the business end of a tournament.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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This has encouraged debates on the extent to which metajournalism is different from—or even inferior to—existing practices of journalism.—
Steve Paulussen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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