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Synonyms of unexceptional

59 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for unexceptional is standard. Other synonyms of unexceptional are average, usual, natural, everyday and ordinary. The opposite of unexceptional is exceptional.

Synonyms and similar words for unexceptional

adjectiveNot exceptional.

  • lacklusterNot exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
  • pedestrianOrdinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
  • mundaneOrdinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture.
  • plainSimple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
  • 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.
  • crappy
  • moderate
  • decent
  • indifferentMediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
  • mehMediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
  • mediocreNot excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
  • mid slangMediocre; of middling quality.
  • 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.
  • ordinaryBeing part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
  • uninspiringNot inspiring.
  • shitty vulgar
  • 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.
  • medial
  • basicUnremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
  • bog-standard derogatoryUtterly basic, ordinary, or standard; unremarkable, unexceptional, etc.
  • commonSimple, ordinary or vulgar.
  • commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
  • common-and-garden UKOrdinary, standard.
  • common-or-garden Ireland, UKOrdinary, standard.
  • congruent
  • consistent
  • conventionalOrdinary, commonplace.
  • customary
  • everydayCommonplace, ordinary.
  • expectedAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
  • garden varietyOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.
  • improminentNot prominent.
  • naturalAs expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
  • normal
  • par for the courseNormal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
  • par
  • plain vanillaSynonym of garden variety.
  • quotidianHaving the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
  • regularHaving the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
  • routineOrdinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
  • run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.
  • standardFalling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
  • standard issueNot special or remarkable; conventional.
  • typicalNormal, average; to be expected.
  • unremarkableNot remarkable.
  • unstrangeNot strange.
  • usualMost commonly occurring; typical.
  • vulgarCommon, usual; of the typical kind.
  • wakeadayMundane (as one wakes up to each day).
  • workadayMundane or commonplace.

Opposite of unexceptional

adjectiveNot exceptional.

Meaning of unexceptional

  1. adjective Not exceptional.

Full definition of unexceptional

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Questions about synonyms of unexceptional

What is another word for unexceptional?
Unexceptional has 59 synonyms on Word.ws, such as standard, average, usual, natural, everyday, ordinary, conventional and typical.
What is the opposite of unexceptional?
The opposite of unexceptional is exceptional.
What does unexceptional mean?
Unexceptional means not exceptional.

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