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Synonyms for average
ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒav·er·age

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. averageadjective

    Constituting or relating to the average.

    The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.

    Synonyms:
    mean, expectation

  2. averageadjective

    Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

    The daily high temperature last month averaged 15C.

    Synonyms:
    unremarkable, so-so, middling, mediocre, medium, middle, comme ci comme ça, rank

    Antonyms:
    extraordinary

  3. averageadjective

    An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.

    batting average

    Synonyms:
    standard, typical, usual, normal, regular, conventional, bog-standard

  4. averageadjective

    Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.

    Synonyms:
    ordinary, uninspiring

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. average

    Synonyms:
    mean, medium, middle, mediocre

    Antonyms:
    extreme, excess, defect, perfectness, perfection

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. average, normnoun

    a statistic describing the location of a distribution

    "it set the norm for American homes"

    Synonyms:
    norm

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, unnatural, immoderate, uncommon, extraordinary

  2. averagenoun

    (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

    Synonyms:
    norm

    Antonyms:
    uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, immoderate, extraordinary

  3. averageadjective

    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

    "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"

    Synonyms:
    norm

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, unnatural, uncommon, extraordinary, immoderate

  4. average, mean(a)adjective

    approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

    "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, unnatural, extraordinary, uncommon, immoderate

  5. average, ordinaryadjective

    lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

    "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

    Synonyms:
    fair, mean(a), middling, ordinary, median(a), mediocre, medium, modal(a), intermediate

    Antonyms:
    uncommon, abnormal, unnatural, immoderate, extraordinary

  6. average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective

    lacking exceptional quality or ability

    "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

    Synonyms:
    mean(a), modal(a), mediocre, second-rate, reasonable, intermediate, fair(a), medium, bonnie, comely, middling, bonny, ordinary, just, median(a), sightly, clean, fair, fairish, honest

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, immoderate, abnormal, extraordinary, uncommon

  7. average, intermediate, mediumadjective

    around the middle of a scale of evaluation

    "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"

    Synonyms:
    fair, mean(a), middling, ordinary, median(a), mediocre, medium, modal(a), intermediate

    Antonyms:
    extraordinary, unnatural, abnormal, uncommon, immoderate

  8. modal(a), averageadjective

    relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

    "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"

    Antonyms:
    extraordinary, immoderate, unnatural, abnormal, uncommon

  9. median(a), averageverb

    relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)

    "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, unnatural, immoderate, uncommon, extraordinary

  10. average, average outverb

    amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

    "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"

    Synonyms:
    average out

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, extraordinary, immoderate, abnormal, uncommon

  11. averageverb

    achieve or reach on average

    "He averaged a C"

    Synonyms:
    average out

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, abnormal, uncommon, immoderate, extraordinary

  12. average, average outverb

    compute the average of

    Synonyms:
    average out

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, uncommon, unnatural, extraordinary, immoderate

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. averagenoun

    Synonyms:
    medium, mean proportion, medial sum or quantity

  2. averagenoun

    Synonyms:
    mediocrity, medial standard, average standard

  3. averageverb

    Synonyms:
    equate, reduce to an average, reduce to a mean

  4. averageverb

    Synonyms:
    (Com.) proportion, distribute proportionally

  5. averageverb

    Synonyms:
    amount to, or result in, when the mean is taken

  6. averageadjective

    Synonyms:
    medial, mean

  7. averageadjective

    Synonyms:
    middling, ordinary, passable, moderate, tolerable, well enough, pretty well, not bad

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. averageadjective

    Synonyms:
    medium, ordinary, mediocre, middling

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How to use average in a sentence?

  1. Brian Moynihan:

    The average worker is working, getting paid more, thats going to translate into good credit performance on the consumer side. The real risk for the U.S. economy is if the consumers slow down.

  2. Katherine Archuleta:

    In an average month, OPM, for example thwarts 10 million confirmed intrusion attempts targeting our network. These attacks will not stop - if anything, they will increase.

  3. George Belch:

    The average person, when they look at his age and see the fact he has been suspended in the past, I think a lot of people are just going to look at it and say,' well he found a way around the testing,' given his age, people are going to have a difficult time accepting the fact that he could be running faster than ever.

  4. Jill Castle:

    I teach the 90/10 Rule for the appropriate balance of nourishing foods and sweets and treats, which equates to one to two normal-sized portions of sweets or treats each day, on average.

  5. Mark Mahone:

    I still wonder if the average parent knows how important a full consolidated nighttime sleep schedule is.


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