nonexceptional
Par for course
Nonexceptional means ordinary, unremarkable, or not standing out from the norm.
Something nonexceptional meets expectations without exceeding them: The food was nonexceptional but filling.
The word often carries a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting adequacy rather than distinction.
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- usualOccurring most often
- normalConforming to standard
- everydayOccurring each day
routine · commonplace · unremarkable · standard · regular · customary · conventional · workaday
Of moderate quality
- adequateBarely meeting standards
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- tolerableAble to be endured
- so-soIndifferently average quality
fair · modest · unimpressive · lackluster · uninspired · undistinguished · second-rate · indifferent
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- medianCentral sorted value
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- baselineStandard for comparison
benchmark · typical · expected · percentile · mode · midpoint
Not worth recalling
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- inconspicuousNot readily noticed
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- facelessLacking identity or features
indistinct · unnoticeable · invisible · bland · colorless · featureless · characterless · interchangeable
mundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
everyday · routine · commonplace · unremarkable · standard · regular · customary · conventional · workaday · garden-variety
middling
Of moderate quality
so-so · fair · modest · unimpressive · lackluster · uninspired · undistinguished · second-rate · indifferent · unremarkable
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
baseline · benchmark · typical · expected · percentile · mode · midpoint
unmemorable
Not worth recalling
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- inconspicuousNot readily noticed
- anonymousOf unknown origin
faceless · indistinct · unnoticeable · invisible · bland · colorless · featureless · characterless · interchangeable · generic
nonexceptionalexceptional
Notably above the norm
extraordinary · remarkable · outstanding · notable · distinctive
nonexceptionalexceptional
Notably above the norm
extraordinary · great · excellent · superior · remarkable
exception, exceptional, exceptionally, excepting, exemption, excepted, unexceptional, exceptions, unexceptionable