Generic and Mediocre

Generic

Generic adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Mediocre and generic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mediocre" instead an adjective "Generic".

Nearby Words: general, generally, generalised

Mediocre

Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.

Generic and mediocre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generic" instead an adjective "Mediocre".

Nearby Word: mediocrity

Both words in one sentence

  • Just Here for Godzilla Most agree it's a fairly mediocre high school drama with a really generic magic system attached.
  • This doesn't just cover the generic So Bad, It's Good schlock you'd normally expect, but films 'generally regarded as so unremarkably mediocre they don't even attract any trolls who care enough to shit on it' like Weekend at Bernie's (which Jake considers a classic).
  • Which would be great if Cena were a heel, but audiences are so bored with his stale gimmick, generic promos, and formulaic matches that almost inevitably culminate in phoned in Five Moves of Doom, and mediocre "psychology", they pretty much default to cheering for whoever he is wrestling against.
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