| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | normal, typical |
Synonyms: |
boilerplate, common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair, fair to middling, familiar, garden*, garden-variety, general, humdrum*, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road, middling, moderate, nowhere, ordinary, passable, plastic, regular, run of the mill, so-so, standard, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional, usual |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, extreme, outstanding, unusual |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle point |
Synonyms: |
axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, equidistance, essence, focal point, focus, gist, heart, hotbed, hub, inside, interior, intermediacy, kernel, mainstream*, marrow, middle of the road, midpoint, midst, nave, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, place, polestar, quick, radial point, root, seat |
Antonyms: |
border, boundary, edge, exterior, exteriority, margin, outside, outskirts, periphery, rim, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
Synonyms: |
average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, middle of the road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
Antonyms: |
border, extreme, outer, outside |
| Main Entry: | neutral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial, noncommittal |
Synonyms: |
aloof, bystanding, calm, clinical, collected, cool, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, evenhanded, fair-minded, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, middle-of-road, nonaligned, nonbelligerent, nonchalant, noncombatant, nonparticipating, nonpartisan, on sidelines, on the fence, pacifistic, poker-faced, relaxed, unaligned, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, uninvolved, unprejudiced |
Antonyms: |
biased, committal, partial, predisposed, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | run-of-the-mill |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average |
Synonyms: |
common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair, fair to middling, garden-variety, humdrum, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road, middling, ordinary, regular, routine, so-so, undistinguished, unexceptional, usual |
| Main Entry: | uncommitted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | free; not involved |
Synonyms: |
cut loose, don't care, fence-sitting, floating, free-spirited, laid-back*, middle ground, middle of the road, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartisan, on the fence, restrained, unaffiliated, unattached, uninvolved, unpledged |
Antonyms: |
aligned, attached, committed, involved, united |
| Main Entry: | middle ground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neutral ground |
Synonyms: |
center, centrism, golden mean, happy medium, interface, meeting ground, middle of the road, neutral territory, straddling the fence |
| Main Entry: | middle of the road |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moderate position |
Synonyms: |
center, centrism, middle course, middle ground, middle way, midway, via media |
| Main Entry: | midpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center |
Synonyms: |
axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, equidistance, essence, focal point, focus, gist, heart, hotbed, hub, inside, interior, intermediacy, kernel, mainstream*, marrow, median, middle, middle of the road, midst, nave, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, place, polestar, quick*, radial point, root, seat |
| Main Entry: | midway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
Synonyms: |
average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, central, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream*, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, mid, middle of the road, middle-of-the-road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |