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Synonyms of mid

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Another word for mid is average. Other synonyms of mid are mediocre, ordinary, meh, middling and tolerable.

Synonyms and similar words for mid

adjectiveMediocre; of middling quality.

  • mehMediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
  • pedestrianOrdinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
  • unexceptionalNot exceptional.
  • averageNeither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
  • comme ci comme çaNeither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
  • crappyOf very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
  • moderate
  • decent
  • indifferentMediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
  • lackluster figurativelyNot exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
  • mediocreNot excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
  • middlingOf intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre.
  • no great shakesSomething unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.
  • nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.
  • not worth writing home aboutBeing nothing to write home about; unremarkable and mediocre.
  • OK
  • okayishSomewhat okay; tolerable.
  • ordinaryHaving no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
  • uninspiringNot inspiring.
  • shitty vulgarLow-quality; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations.
  • so-so informalNeither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
  • ok-ok IndiaNeither good nor bad; passable.
  • tolerableModerate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
  • whateverUnexceptional or unimportant; blah.

adjectiveTrashy; low-quality.

  • base
  • lousyRemarkably bad; of poor quality.
  • substandardOf inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  • ass slang, vulgarOf low quality; bad.
  • badOf low quality.
  • below par
  • bottom-shelfCheap or low-quality.
  • BTEC UKLow-quality or inferior.
  • bumOf poor quality or highly undesirable.
  • cheapOf poor quality.
  • cheap and nasty UKCheap and of bad quality.
  • cheapshit vulgarCheap; shoddy; of inferior quality.
  • cheesyCheap, of poor quality.
  • chintzy figurativelyTastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
  • coffee-and derogatory, slangCheap, second-rate.
  • crap slang, vulgarOf poor quality.
  • crappo slangOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
  • craptastic slang, vulgarOf extremely poor quality.
  • crapperific slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptabulous slang, vulgarExtremely awful.
  • craptacular US, slangSpectacularly awful; so poor in quality as to become a spectacle.
  • cruddy slangCrummy, lousy, worthless.
  • crummy informalBad; poor.
  • dogwater slangExtremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.
  • dreckyTrashy, worthless.
  • flimsyLikely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
  • fourth-rateTerrible, awful; less than third-rate.
  • gash UK, slangOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
  • garbageBad, crap, shitty.
  • god-awfulExtremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
  • inferiorOf low rank, standard or quality.
  • lowNot high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.).
  • low-gradeOf inferior quality.
  • low-qualityOf poor quality; inferior.
  • low-rentLow-quality, trashy.
  • made in ChinaCheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.
  • one-starOf low quality; low-quality.
  • pathetic
  • poorOf low quality.
  • poor man'sCheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.
  • pound-shop UK, derogatoryUsed to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior imitation.
  • punkBad, substandard.
  • rinky-dink US, informalOf poor quality; amateurish, shoddy, small-time.
  • ropy Ireland, UKOf poor quality; in poor health.
  • rubbish Australia, informalExceedingly bad; awful.
  • sadPoor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
  • schlockyOf inferior quality, cheap.
  • scrubbyInferior in size or quality.
  • second-rateOf mediocre quality; not first-rate.
  • shoddyPoor; low.
  • slim UK, dialectalBad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
  • subparOf less than a traditional or accepted standard.
  • shit vulgarOf poor quality; worthless.
  • shite Ireland, UKBad; awful; shit.
  • ticky-tacky USMade of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
  • tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
  • third-ratePoor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
  • tin-pot informalOf inferior quality; shoddy.
  • trash
  • trashyLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
  • under parBelow par.
  • woefulWretched; paltry; poor.
  • wretchedOf an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
  • naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
  • slazy archaicSleazy; of inferior quality.
  • slight dialectal, obsoleteBad, of poor quality.

Meaning of mid

  1. adjective Occupying a middle position; middle.
  2. adjective Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].
  3. adjective Mediocre; of middling quality.

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Questions about synonyms of mid

What is another word for mid?
Mid has 90 synonyms on Word.ws, such as average, mediocre, ordinary, meh, middling, tolerable, uninspiring and indifferent.
What does mid mean?
Mid means occupying a middle position; middle.

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