| Main Entry: | so-so |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in an acceptable manner |
Synonyms: |
adequate, average, enough, fair, fair to middling, fair to middling, fairish, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, moderate, not bad, not bad, okay, okay*, ordinary, passable, passable, respectable, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mill, tolerable, undistinguished |
Antonyms: |
different, distinguished, excellent, exceptional |
| 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: | enough |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | adequately |
Synonyms: |
abundantly, acceptably, admissibly, amply, averagely, barely, commensurately, decently, fairly, moderately, passably, proportionately, rather, reasonably, satisfactorily, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably |
Antonyms: |
inadequately |
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mediocre, satisfactory |
Synonyms: |
adequate, all right, average, common, commonplace, decent, fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, medium, middling, moderate, not bad, okay, ordinary, passable, pretty good, reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, so-so, tolerable, up to standard, usual |
| Notes: | a fair (noun) is a traveling show or carnival or a gathering of producers to promote business - fair (adjective) means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, or very pleasing to the eye, or not excessive or extreme; fare (noun) is the sum charged for transportation, or the food and drink that are regularly consumed - fare (verb) to get along or proceed |
| Main Entry: | fairly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | somewhat |
Synonyms: |
adequately, averagely, enough, kind of, moderately, more or less, passably, pretty well, quite, rather, ratherish, reasonably, so-so, some, something, sort of, tolerably |
| Main Entry: | intermediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle, in-between |
Synonyms: |
average, between, center, central, common, compromising, fair, halfway, indifferent, intermediary, interposed, intervening, mean, medial, median, mediocre, medium, mid, middling, midway, moderate, neutral, so-so, standard, transitional |
Antonyms: |
end, extreme |
| Main Entry: | mediocre |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average, commonplace |
Synonyms: |
characterless, colorless, common, conventional, decent, dull, fair, fair to middling, fairish, humdrum*, indifferent, inferior, insignificant, intermediate, mainstream, mean, medium, middling, moderate, no great shakes, of poor quality, ordinary, passable, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so, standard, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional, uninspired, vanilla |
Antonyms: |
exceptional, extraordinary, inferior, superior, unusual |
| Main Entry: | medium |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | midway, average |
Synonyms: |
common, commonplace, fair, fairish, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediocre, middle, middling, moderate, neutral, normal, ordinary, par, passable, popular, run-of-the-mill, so-so, standard, tolerable |
Antonyms: |
extreme |
| Main Entry: | middling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adequate, okay |
Synonyms: |
all right, average, common, conventional, decent, fair, fairish, good, indifferent, intermediate, mean, mediocre, medium, moderate, modest, okay, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, so-so, tolerable, traditional, unexceptional, unremarkable |
Antonyms: |
exceptional, extraordinary |
| Main Entry: | moderately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a degree, to some extent |
Synonyms: |
a little, averagely, enough, fairly, gently, in moderation, in reason, kind of, more or less, more than not, not exactly, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, rather, reasonably, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, temperately, tolerable, tolerably, tolerantly, within limits, within reason |
Antonyms: |
immoderately, unlimitedly |