| English adjective: mediocre | |||
| 1. | mediocre moderate to inferior in quality | ||
| Samples | They improved the quality from mediocre to above average. | ||
| Synonyms | second-rate | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 2. | mediocre lacking exceptional quality or ability | ||
| Samples | A novel of average merit. Only a fair performance of the sonata. In fair health. The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average. The performance was middling at best. | ||
| Synonyms | average, fair, middling | ||
| Similar | ordinary | ||
| Antonyms | extraordinary | ||
| 3. | mediocre poor to middling in quality | ||
| Samples | There have been good and mediocre and bad artists. | ||
| Similar | bad | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||