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| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | normal, typical amount |
| Synonyms: | mean, median, medium, middle, norm, par, rule, standard, usual, midpoint |
| Antonyms: | abnormality, exception, extreme, unusual |
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain numerical mean |
| Synonyms: | balance, equate, even out |
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | normal, typical |
| Synonyms: | common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair, fair to middling, familiar, garden*, general, humdrum*, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road*, middling, moderate, ordinary, passable, plastic*, regular, so-so*, standard, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional, usual, boilerplate, garden-variety, nowhere, run of the mill |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, extreme, outstanding, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | numerical mean |
| Synonyms: | intermediate, median, medium, middle |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
low, low, barbaresque, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, base, base, below par, boorish, born within sound of Bow, churlish, clownish, cockney, common, demotic, dunghull, earth, homespun, ignoble, loutish, mean, menial, mushroom, no great shakes, obscure, of low extraction, of low origin, of low parentage, of mean extraction, of mean origin, of mean parentage, philodemic, plebeian, proletarian, proletariat, raffish, risen from the ranks, rude, rustic, scrubby, snobbish, sorry, subaltern, uncivilized, underling, unknown to fame, unlicked, untitled, vile, vulgar
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| Main Entry: | acceptable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, admissible, all right, average, big*, common, cool*, decent, delightful, fair, hip*, kosher*, large, okay, on the ball*, passable, pleasant, pleasing, respectable, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, trendy, unexceptional, welcome, A-OK, cooking with gas, copacetic, hep, hunky-dory, in the swim, on the beam, peachy keen, right on, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | archetypal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most typical |
| Synonyms: | average, classic, conventional, exemplary, hackneyed, model, prime, quintessential, representative, standard, stock, textbook, trite, clichéd, most characteristic, paradigmatic, stereotypical |
| Antonyms: | atypical, unique |
| Main Entry: | equate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | balance; think of together |
| Synonyms: | agree, assimilate, associate, average, compare, consider, equalize, even, hold, level, liken, match, offset, pair, paragon, parallel, regard, relate, represent, square, tally, treat, be commensurate, correspond to, correspond with, make equal, similize |
| Antonyms: | disagree, imbalance, unliken |
| Main Entry: | everyday |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, average, commonplace, conventional, customary, daily, dime a dozen, dull, familiar, frequent, habitual, informal, lowly, mainstream, middle-of-the-road*, mundane, normal, ordinary, per diem, plain, prosaic, quotidian, routine, run-of-the-mill*, stock, unexceptional, unimaginative, usual, vanilla*, wonted, garden variety, unremarkable, whitebread, workaday |
| Notes: | everyday is an adjective and it means 'casual' or 'informal' with an implied contrast to formality, as well as the meaning of 'familiar, ordinary' in contrast with 'strange, unusual'; the time expression is written separately - every day |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, exceptional, special, uncommon, unexpected, unfamiliar, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intermediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle, in-between |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, central, common, fair, halfway, indifferent, intermediary, intervening, mean, medial, median, mediocre, medium, mid, middling, moderate, neutral, so-so*, standard, compromising, interposed, midway, transitional |
| Antonyms: | end, extreme |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lowly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior, plain |
| Synonyms: | average, base, common, commonplace, docile, dutiful, everyday, gentle, humble, ignoble, low, mean, meek, menial, mild, modest, mundane, obscure, obsequious, ordinary, plebeian, poor, prosaic, retiring, servile, simple, submissive, subordinate, unassuming, unpretentious, baseborn, cast down, lowborn, proletarian, reverential, withdrawing |
| Antonyms: | higher, lofty, noble, pretentious, superior |
| Main Entry: | mainstream |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prevailing |
| Synonyms: | accepted, average, common, conventional, current, dominant, established, general, normal, popular, predominant, primary, regular, standard, typical, widespread |
| Antonyms: | heterodox |
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate, judge |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, align, appraise, assess, average, beat, blend, bound, check, check out, choose, compute, demarcate, determine, estimate, evaluate, even, eye*, figure, fit, gauge, grade, graduate, level, limit, line, mark, mete, peg*, plumb, portion, quantify, rank, rate, read, reckon, regulate, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, sound, square, stroke, survey, tailor, time, value, weigh, calibrate, caliper, delimit, dope out*, gradate, look over, mark out, pace off, size up, take account |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | median |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | average, center, central, equidistant, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, mid, par, centermost, middlemost, midmost, midpoint, midway |
| Antonyms: | extreme, outside |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, middle of the road*, betwixt and between, centermost, mezzo, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
| Antonyms: | border, extreme, outer, outside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | middling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adequate, okay |
| Synonyms: | all right, average, common, conventional, decent, fair, good, indifferent, intermediate, mean, mediocre, medium, moderate, modest, okay, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill*, so-so*, tolerable, traditional, unexceptional, fairish, unremarkable |
| Antonyms: | exceptional, extraordinary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | satisfactory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acceptable, sufficient |
| Synonyms: | adequate, all right, ample, average, cogent, comfortable, competent, cool*, decent, enough, fair, good, gratifying, groovy*, passable, peachy*, pleasing, satisfying, solid, sound, suitable, tolerable, unexceptional, valid, A-OK, appeasing, assuaging, assuasive, delighting, fulfilling, good enough, sufficing, up to snuff |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unfit, unsatisfactory, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | so-so |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in an acceptable manner |
| Synonyms: | adequate, average, enough, fair, fair to middling, fair to middling, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling*, moderate, okay*, okay, ordinary, passable, passable, respectable, run-of-the-mill*, run-of-the-mill, tolerable, undistinguished, fairish, not bad, not bad |
| Antonyms: | different, distinguished, excellent, exceptional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | standard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regular, approved |
| Synonyms: | accepted, authoritative, average, basic, canonical, classic, common, customary, definitive, established, everyday, general, normal, official, orthodox, popular, prevailing, recognized, regulation, run-of-the-mill*, set, staple, stock, typical, usual, vanilla*, boilerplate, garden variety |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, irregular, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stereotype |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea held as standard, example |
| Synonyms: | average, convention, custom, fashion, formula, institution, mold, pattern, boilerplate, received idea |
| Antonyms: | difference |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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