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Synonyms & Antonyms of run-of-the-mill
1
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 for run-of-the-mill
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Phrases Synonymous with run-of-the-mill
Near Antonyms for run-of-the-mill
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- phenomenal
- bizarre,
- far-out,
- Kafkaesque,
- outrageous,
- outré,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- wild
- eccentric,
- idiosyncratic,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- nonconformist,
- oddball,
- offbeat,
- unconventional,
- unorthodox
Antonyms for run-of-the-mill
2
of average to below average quality
- his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist
Synonyms for run-of-the-mill
Words Related to run-of-the-mill
Near Antonyms for run-of-the-mill
- A1,
- capital,
- choice,
- classic,
- distinguished,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- exquisite,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- matchless,
- maximum,
- nifty,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- optimal,
- optimum,
- outstanding,
- par excellence,
- peerless,
- preeminent,
- prime,
- sensational,
- special,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supreme,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch
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The first known use of run-of-the-mill was in 1919
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