mediocrities
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Mediocrities is the plural of mediocrity, which names the quality of being ordinary, undistinguished, or neither good nor bad.
A mediocrity is also a person of average or unremarkable ability: The department was staffed entirely by mediocrities.
The word often carries a dismissive or slightly contemptuous tone, suggesting not just averageness but a disappointing failure to achieve excellence.
Average, or spiteful
- medianCentral sorted value
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
middling · moderate · par · ordinary · passable · adequate · satisfactory · so-so
Lacking variety or excitement
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
tedious · uninteresting · plodding · workaday · quotidian · dreary · lifeless · colorless
Overused, unoriginal expression
- platitudeTrite, overused remark
- tritenessState of being overused
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
bromide · staleness · derivative · overused · vapid · insipid · tired · worn-out
Uncritical satisfaction with oneself
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- passivityState of non-resistance
torpor · ennui · listlessness · acquiescence · resignation · unambitious · coasting · settling
mean
Average, or spiteful
typical · middling · moderate · par · ordinary · passable · adequate · satisfactory · so-so · fair
humdrum
Lacking variety or excitement
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
monotonous · tedious · uninteresting · plodding · workaday · quotidian · dreary · lifeless · colorless · insipid
cliché
Overused, unoriginal expression
conventionality · bromide · staleness · derivative · overused · vapid · insipid · tired · worn-out · unoriginality
complacency
Uncritical satisfaction with oneself
passivity · torpor · ennui · listlessness · acquiescence · resignation · unambitious · coasting · settling · idleness
mediocritiesexcellences
Outstanding positive attributes
masterpieces · triumphs · marvels · perfections · wonders