mediocreness
State of ordinariness
Mediocreness is the quality of being mediocre—ordinary, undistinguished, neither good nor bad.
The word is rare; mediocrity serves the same function and is far more common.
The mediocreness of the performance surprised no one.
Unremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- normalConforming to standard
routine · everyday · conventional · banal · prosaic · humdrum · pedestrian · plain
Below acceptable quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
adequate · tolerable · middling · undistinguished · unspectacular · forgettable · insipid · fair
Average, or spiteful
- medianCentral sorted value
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- middleCentral point or position
- midpointExact center between two
center · intermediate · midrange · central · moderate · medium · middling · par
Absence of feeling
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- unconcernAbsence of worry
half-heartedness · lukewarmness · tepidness · ambivalence · passivity · complacency · resignation · settling
commonplace
Unremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- standardLevel of quality accepted
normal · routine · everyday · conventional · banal · prosaic · humdrum · pedestrian · plain · generic
subpar
Below acceptable quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
passable · adequate · tolerable · middling · undistinguished · unspectacular · forgettable · insipid · fair · modest
mean
Average, or spiteful
midpoint · center · intermediate · midrange · central · moderate · medium · middling · par · baseline
apathy
Absence of feeling
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
unconcern · half-heartedness · lukewarmness · tepidness · ambivalence · passivity · complacency · resignation · settling · dispassion
mediocrenessexcellence
Outstanding quality or merit
greatness · superiority · brilliance · magnificence · perfection
mediocrenessremarkableness
Quality of being exceptional
extraordinariness · notability · singularity · uniqueness · specialness
mediocre, unexceptional, mediocrity, mediocrities, mediocrely