Synonyms for unexceptional
- adjective
Most common
ordinary run-of-the-mill unremarkable nondescript intra-ordinary
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Run-of-the-mill
run-of-the-mill, ordinary, unremarkable, nondescript, undistinguished, decent, common, mediocre, uninspiring, typical, middling, normal, commonplace, mundane, usual, average, lackluster US, lack-lustre UK, lacklustre UK, tolerable, plain, regular, everyday, moderate
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not exceptional.
Example sentences
- ordinary Leonid is just an ordinary man without experience.
- unremarkable I was born in the inland, in an unremarkable town.
- nondescript He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unexceptional | rising | |
| ordinary | falling | |
| unremarkable | rising | |
| nondescript | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- usual3, plain1
- 6 letters
- common2, normal2, decent2
- 7 letters
- average3, regular3, typical3, mundane2
- 8 letters
- everyday3, ordinary4, moderate3, mediocre4, middling3
- 9 letters
- tolerable4
- 10 letters
- lackluster3, lacklustre
- 11 letters
- commonplace3, nondescript3, uninspiring4
- 12 letters
- unremarkable5
- 15 letters
- undistinguished4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usual3 = 3 syllables).