Synonyms of run-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil 

1

as in normal

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ordinary

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
• mediocre
• satisfactory
• common
• medium
• second-class
• middling
• indifferent
• second-rate
• passable
• fair
• so-so
• run-of-the-mine
• adequate
• reasonable
• nice
• acceptable
• respectable
• modest
• good
• sufficient
• 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
• optimum
• fantastic
• choice
• fabulous
• peerless
• nifty
• sterling
• par excellence
• A1
• preeminent
• first-rate
• capital
• swell
• number one
• top-notch
• unparalleled
• matchless
• unmatched
• unsurpassed
• tip-top
• inadequate
• unsatisfactory
• lacking
• unacceptable
• deficient
• insufficient
• wanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run-of-the-mill

The Polo Lounge isn’t just a run-of-the-mill restaurant in Los Angeles. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

From the outset of the selloff earlier this year, Jim Cramer was screaming from the rooftops that cyber should never have been lumped into run-of-the-mill enterprise software. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Residents say their reports of the theft — like their complaints of other crimes — go unheeded because their 2-year-old apartment building lies in a law enforcement no man’s land where no police agency has the power or resources to investigate and prosecute run-of-the-mill crime. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

This clever plug can transform any run-of-the-mill appliance into a smart device. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026