middle-of-the-road

adjective
UK: /ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈrəʊd/
US: /ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈroʊd/

  1. Not extreme; holding views that are common and not likely to offend anyone.

    1. He has middle-of-the-road opinions about politics.
    2. The party has adopted a more middle-of-the-road approach to economic policy to gain wider support.

Synonyms

moderate mainstream conventional conservative
middle-of-the-road noun

  1. Someone who has opinions that are not extreme.

    1. My parents are middle-of-the-road voters.
    2. The candidate appealed to middle-of-the-road voters in the election.

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The phonetic transcription of "middle-of-the-road" is /ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈrəʊd/ in British English and /ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈroʊd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "middle-of-the-road": moderate, mainstream, conventional, conservative.

Example usage of "middle-of-the-road": "He has middle-of-the-road opinions about politics.". More examples on the page.