Synonyms for mediocrity
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Noun
indifference, average, inferiority, mean, medium, moderation, second-rater informal, averageness, middlingness
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.
Forms
- Plural
- mediocrities → indifferences, averages, inferiorities, means…
Example sentences
- indifference The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.
- inferiority Inferiority complex - what exactly does that mean?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mediocrity | steady | |
| indifference | steady | |
| inferiority | steady | |
| averageness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1
- 6 letters
- medium3
- 7 letters
- average3
- 10 letters
- moderation4
- 11 letters
- inferiority6, averageness
- 12 letters
- indifference4, middlingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (medium3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- médiocrité
- Italiano
- mediocrità
- Deutsch
- Mediokrität