mediocre

adjective
UK: /ˌmiː.diˈɒk.ər/
US: /ˌmiː.diˈɑː.kɚ/

  1. Not very good; of only average quality.

    1. The food was mediocre, but the service was excellent.
    2. I thought the movie was pretty mediocre because the plot was unoriginal and predictable.

Synonyms

so-so fair ordinary common passable run-of-the-mill average

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The phonetic transcription of "mediocre" is /ˌmiː.diˈɒk.ər/ in British English and /ˌmiː.diˈɑː.kɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mediocre": so-so, fair, ordinary, common, passable, run-of-the-mill, average.

Example usage of "mediocre": "The food was mediocre, but the service was excellent.". More examples on the page.