Meaning
- Mediocre means average, ordinary, or not very good.
- It often has a slightly negative tone, suggesting something is just acceptable but far from excellent.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Adjective
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Usage: Describes the quality of a person, performance, product, or result.
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Typical sentence structures:
- "The performance was mediocre."
- "He delivered a mediocre job."
Common Phrases
- Mediocre performance
- Mediocre results
- Mediocre quality
- A mediocre effort
Collocations
- Verb + mediocre: remain mediocre, seem mediocre, feel mediocre
- Adjective + mediocre: painfully mediocre, disappointingly mediocre, utterly mediocre
- Noun + mediocre: mediocre work, mediocre student, mediocre service
Examples
- The food at the restaurant was mediocre, not terrible but not great either.
- She was a mediocre singer compared to the other contestants.
- His presentation was mediocre and failed to impress the judges.
- Despite his efforts, the outcome remained mediocre.
- The movie received mediocre reviews from critics.
- I don’t want to live a mediocre life; I want to achieve something meaningful.
- The company’s mediocre performance disappointed its shareholders.
Synonyms or Related
- Average
- Ordinary
- So-so
- Unremarkable
- Inferior
Antonym
- Excellent
- Outstanding
- Exceptional
- Superb