SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
mediocrity
noun
An ordinary or unimpressive level of quality.
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Ordinary quality
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Return to topMediocrity typically judges ordinary quality unfavorably rather than neutrally reporting an average.
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The editor pushed the draft beyond mediocrity with more precise examples.
The first version fell into mediocrity because its uneven joints and awkward arrangement produced an ordinary, unimpressive result, not because practical design was inherently poor.
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