Middle-of-the-road
Middle-of-the-road adjective - Avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas.
Standard and middle-of-the-road are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective phrase "Middle-of-the-road".
Standard
Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Middle-of-the-road and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Middle-of-the-road" instead an adjective "Standard".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- normal and middle-of-the-road
- normal and standard
- typical and middle-of-the-road
- typical and standard
- usual and middle-of-the-road
- usual and standard
- common and middle-of-the-road
- common and standard
- customary and middle-of-the-road
- customary and standard
- ordinary and middle-of-the-road
- ordinary and standard
- mean and middle-of-the-road
- mean and standard
Both words in one sentence
- Spec Ops was a middle-of-the-road shooter franchise from the PlayStation 1 days, perhaps only notable as being one of the first franchises set in the modern day while World War II was the standard setting for a military FPS.
Source: Surprisingly Improved Sequel -
In Mechwarrior Online, the standard 50-ton Centurion is explicitly regarded in its introduction video as a simple and balanced generalist 'Mech, being middle-of-the-road for size, speed, firepower, and armor.
Source: Jack-of-All-Stats
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