Mediocre and Outstanding

Mediocre

Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable

Outstanding is an antonym for mediocre.

Nearby Word: mediocrity

Outstanding

Outstanding adjective - Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
Usage example: the award goes to the most outstanding student in science

Mediocre is an antonym for outstanding in excellent topic.

Nearby Word: outstandingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Asbestos-Free Cereal Diggersby has a poor Attack stat to begin with, so even with Huge Power it's not outstanding, and the rest of its stats are mediocre at best.
  • Evil Virtues: In "Screwtape Proposes a Toast", the extremely evil souls Screwtape discusses had these; the souls with no outstanding good qualities were only mediocre.
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