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MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase middle-of-the-road. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase middle-of-the-road. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

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centrist

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a person who takes a position in the political center

adjective satellite

• supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative

average

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a statistic describing the location of a distribution

• (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

• an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

adjective satellite

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• around the middle of a scale of evaluation

• relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

• relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)

verb

• amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

• achieve or reach on average

• compute the average of

balanced

adjective

adj

adjective

• being in a state of proper equilibrium

common

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

noun

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

adjective satellite

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

halfway

adverb, noun

adv, n

adverb

• at half the distance; at the middle

adjective satellite

• equally distant from the extremes

• at a point midway between two extremes

• including only half or a portion

mainstream

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• the prevailing current of thought

medium

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

• the surrounding environment

• an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

• (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

• a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

• (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

• an intervening substance through which something is achieved

• a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

• someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

• (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

• an occupation for which you are especially well suited

adjective satellite

• around the middle of a scale of evaluation

• (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

middle

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

• between an earlier and a later period of time

noun

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• an intermediate part or section

• the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

• the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process

adjective satellite

• being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

• equally distant from the extremes

verb

• put in the middle

moderate

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

noun

• a person who takes a position in the political center

adjective satellite

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

verb

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

ordinary

adjective

adj

adjective

• not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

noun

• a judge of a probate court

• the expected or commonplace condition or situation

• a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

• an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

• (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

adjective satellite

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

undistinguished

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not special in any way; lacking distinction

unremarkable

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• found in the ordinary course of events

run-of-the-mill

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not special in any way; lacking distinction

Alternatives for CENTRIST

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