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Synonyms & Antonyms of mediocrity
1
the quality or state of being mediocre
- She's a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
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2
a person of little fame
- He surrounded himself with mediocrities to appear more notable by comparison.
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- nonperson
- cipher,
- dwarf,
- half-pint,
- insect,
- insignificancy,
- lightweight,
- morsel,
- nobody,
- nonentity,
- nothing,
- nullity,
- number,
- pip-squeak,
- pygmy
- (also pigmy),
- shrimp,
- snippersnapper,
- twerp,
- whippersnapper,
- zero,
- zilch
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of mediocrity was in 1588
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