Decent and Mediocre

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Decent

Decent adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: he did a decent job on the project, but there's still room for improvement
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Mediocre is a synonym for decent in property topic. In some cases you can use "Mediocre" instead an adjective "Decent", when it comes to topics like sufficient.
Nearby Words: decency, decently

Mediocre

Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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Decent is a synonym for mediocre in property topic. Sometimes you can use "Decent" instead an adjective "Mediocre", if it concerns topics such as average.
Nearby Word: mediocrity

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  • Most of the time they're just mediocre to decent movies, albeit with genuine flaws (although what movies doesn't have them?).
    Source: Reviews Are The Gospel
  • Accentuate the Negative The game itself ended up being released on time, to mediocre reviews, though official forums seemed to think it was decent, if short and not very groundbreaking.
    Source: Accentuate the Negative
  • True Neutral Throughout the whole book he is painted as a basically decent, but spineless and mediocre old man whose only purpose in life is avoiding troubles.
    Source: True Neutral
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