MIDDLING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

middling

adjective

ˈmid-liŋ

Definition of middling

as in average

being about midway between extremes of amount or size tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in decent

of average to below average quality was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middling

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Recent Examples of middling Undervalued and underutilized in a middling job and coasting in a sparkless long-term relationship, Issa wanted more out of life. — Stacy-Ann Ellis, VIBE.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Over the past decade, Tate has gone from a middling professional kickboxer and British reality show contestant to an infamous household name and de facto leader of the manosphere, a loose, online affiliation of disaffected young men. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026 The team with the middling offense, a quarterback trying to jump-start his career and a division full of much louder contenders. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Before 2022, the onetime prime-time pioneer cycled through a succession of announcers and received increasingly middling games on the NFL schedule, which led to stagnating ratings and frustrated ad buyers. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for middling

Adjective

In 2025, the average accident-only pet insurance premium was $112 for cats and $190 for dogs, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA).

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
West Aurora also saw improvement in its average math scores on the ACT, but saw a slight decline in ELA.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of average

Adjective

Even the smallest Essential rooms are a decent size; some, such as Poolside, have a generous, curved balcony overlooking the action below.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Much of that growth is expected to occur on the north, south and east sides of the city, where there’s still a decent amount of open space.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of decent

Adjective

For a $350,000 home — the median value used during county presentations — the increase in the county’s portion of the tax bill will be about $15 from last year, County Administrator Patrice Sutton said.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Faster decisions at lower costs According to Google, the API delivers a median model computation time of 50–100 milliseconds, with performance remaining nearly unchanged when processing between one and 100 questions per request.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of median

Adjective

They were blown out 31-3 by Ole Miss, lost to what's clearly a mediocre Mississippi State team, though at least that was with Kamario Taylor, but their big win over Florida now looks much less impressive considering the Gators' collapse.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The best, the least mediocre, unfortunately, is Tadao Ando, the better of whose work derives from Kahn, the plain modular rectangles made of concrete framed by verticals and, less clear even in Kahn, the geometric cuts and sections.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of mediocre

Adjective

The then-44-year-old actor was sent to Reading Prison, a medium-security lockup, because authorities felt a minimum-security jail would have provided too easy access for reporters.

— Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Hydrating Cream Hairbath is a rich, creamy shampoo that gently cleanses while restoring softness, bounce, and shine to dry, damaged, medium to thick hair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of medium

Adjective

Why not, then, return to 2016 spending amounts which seemed satisfactory at the time?

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Harriot quickly found a convenient formula for how many were arranged in a square pyramid based on the number in the bottom row and was able to present Raleigh with a satisfactory solution.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfactory

Adjective

Margo describes the art of the remix album as community building, and sees it as a response to years of indifferent pop features that seemed to serve little creative purpose beyond boosting streams.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
At times, perhaps too much control led to the occasional indifferent performance.

— Tom Huizenga, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026