MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADER Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

middle-of-the-roader

noun

as in moderate

a person who holds moderate views since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election

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But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Democratic leadership’s demand for party discipline collided this week with promises that the caucus has enough room for socialists and moderates, a harbinger of trouble next year if Democrats win the majority.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

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Socialists want retribution after centrists sided with Republicans.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
In March, one of El-Sayed’s primary opponents, Mallory McMorrow, compared Piker to the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes, and leaders of the centrist think tank Third Way wrote a column urging Democrats not to associate with Piker.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026

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