2006-06-20 14:02:18 · 17 answers · asked by murft66 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Great question! I think that "exeptional" etc cannot be correct as mediocre lies somewhere in the middle of things and the answer could therefore be equally "pathetic"," bad," or something similar.
It's like saying that in the number range from 1 - 10 the opposite of 5 is 10 and that is clearly not correct. The opposite of 5 is probably minus 5. This being so the opposite of mediocre might be "worse than insipid" or simply "negative". Anyway, a great question. I'll look at the answers with interest.
2006-06-21 07:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by Daddymac 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not mediocre.
Yeah. It's like asking for the opposite of grey.
2006-06-20 14:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-18 08:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mediocre Antonym
2016-10-05 03:23:47 · answer #4 · answered by jaspal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On first glances I thought there could not be an opposite of the average since it is half-good, half-bad, but on further thought...
Mediocre = okay/average/acceptable, heading towards inferior.
Antonym must be... Outstanding?
2006-06-21 11:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by old_but_still_a_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extraordinary.
Something could be extraordinarily good or bad, but either way, it's not mediocre!
2006-06-20 14:12:54 · answer #6 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If mediocre means:
Main Entry: me·di·o·cre
Pronunciation: "mE-dE-'O-k&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin mediocris, from medius middle + Old Latin ocris stony mountain; akin to Latin acer sharp -- more at EDGE
: of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance
Entry Word: mediocre
Function: adjective
Text: 1 of average to below average quality
Synonyms common, fair, indifferent, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so
Related Words acceptable, adequate, all right, alright, decent, OK (or okay), reasonable, satisfactory, sufficient, sufficing, tolerable; moderate, modest; presentable, respectable; minimal, unexceptional; fine, good, nice
Near Antonyms distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, first-class, first-rate, matchless, maximum, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, preeminent, special, superior, supreme, top-notch; unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
2 of low quality
2006-06-20 14:13:25 · answer #7 · answered by Smilez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bear
2016-03-15 01:12:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
exceptional - that's a bit cooler than the other ones
2006-06-20 14:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by VIP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brilliant.
2006-06-20 14:05:43 · answer #10 · answered by emeraldisle2222 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋