Synonyms of run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil 

1

as in ordinary

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• typical
• average
• commonplace
• routine
• standard
• common
• unremarkable
• prosaic
• garden-variety
• customary
• everyday
• standard-issue
• unexceptional
• regular
• familiar
• cut-and-dried
• workaday
• cut-and-dry
• expected
• par for the course
• plain
• homely
• predictable
• popular
• trivial
• frequent
• plain-Jane
• vulgar
• unimportant
• insignificant
• habitual
• unextraordinary
• natural
• wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• extraordinary
• abnormal
• exceptional
• strange
• odd
• atypical
• peculiar
• out-of-the-way
• curious
• rare
• anomalous
• quaint
• funny
• aberrant
• queer
• irregular
• untypical
• scarce
• phenomenal
• bizarre
• outrageous
• wild
• fantastic
• fantastical
• weird
• eccentric
• outstanding
• idiosyncratic
• unconventional
• wacky
• prominent
• unorthodox
• offbeat
• unique
• notable
• striking
• conspicuous
• freakish
• unprecedented
• recherché
• novel
• oddball
• outré
• salient
• whacky
• freak
• signal
• singular
• way-out
• kooky
• unparalleled
• far-out
• nonconformist
• Kafkaesque
• unexampled
• kookie

2

as in decent

of average to below average quality

his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordinary
• decent
• satisfactory
• mediocre
• common
• medium
• second-class
• middling
• indifferent
• second-rate
• passable
• fair
• so-so
• run-of-the-mine
• adequate
• reasonable
• nice
• acceptable
• respectable
• modest
• okay
• run-of-mine
• sufficient
• good
• fine
• tolerable
• moderate
• minimal
• OK
• all right
• presentable
• unexceptional
• alright
• sufficing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• special
• classic
• outstanding
• first-class
• excellent
• exceptional
• superior
• sensational
• great
• distinguished
• stellar
• prime
• splendid
• terrific
• superb
• exquisite
• optimal
• grand
• top
• maximum
• superlative
• marvelous
• supreme
• marvellous
• optimum
• fantastic
• choice
• fabulous
• peerless
• nifty
• sterling
• par excellence
• A1
• preeminent
• matchless
• first-rate
• capital
• swell
• number one
• top-notch
• No. 1
• unparalleled
• unmatched
• unsurpassed
• tip-top
• inadequate
• unsatisfactory
• lacking
• unacceptable
• deficient
• insufficient
• wanting

Examples of run-of-the-mill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But what separates a run-of-the-mill bad guy from an antagonist that readers love to hate? —Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024

But Musk’s posts aren’t just run-of-the-mill political chatter. —David Goldman, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024

Take away the sequencing gimmick, and you’re left with just another run-of-the-mill cancer drama. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024

Bedding and bath essentials company Parachute is bringing its trademark organic color palette to a brand new set of slippers—but these slippers aren’t your run-of-the-mill at-home footwear. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2024