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

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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.

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary

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

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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. average

   Antonyms:
   extreme, excess, defect, perfectness, perfection

   Synonyms:
   mean, medium, middle, mediocre

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. average, normnoun

   a statistic describing the location of a distribution

   "it set the norm for American homes"

   Antonyms:
   abnormal, unnatural, immoderate, uncommon, extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   norm

2. averagenoun

   (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

   Antonyms:
   uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, immoderate, extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   norm

3. averageadjective

   an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

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

   Antonyms:
   abnormal, unnatural, uncommon, extraordinary, immoderate

   Synonyms:
   norm

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"

   Antonyms:
   uncommon, abnormal, unnatural, immoderate, extraordinary

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   unnatural, immoderate, abnormal, extraordinary, uncommon

   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

7. average, intermediate, mediumadjective

   around the middle of a scale of evaluation

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

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, unnatural, abnormal, uncommon, immoderate

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

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"

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, extraordinary, immoderate, abnormal, uncommon

    Synonyms:
    average out

11. averageverb

    achieve or reach on average

    "He averaged a C"

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, abnormal, uncommon, immoderate, extraordinary

    Synonyms:
    average out

12. average, average outverb

    compute the average of

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, uncommon, unnatural, extraordinary, immoderate

    Synonyms:
    average out

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. averageadjective

   Synonyms:
   medium, ordinary, mediocre, middling

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prerogative

   Submitted by anonymous on February 10, 2020  

2. prodigy

   someone that’s is ok at a subject which is the opposite of naturally gifted

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

How to use average in a sentence?

1. Albert Parker:

   This specific journal is new but well above average.

2. Brian Kemp:

   President Biden took office in January of 2021, and to understand why we are in this current state of record-high inflation and costs to the average American family, people can simply track his first year of misguided policy decisions, because of our strong, fiscally conservative approach to budgeting, Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston and I can confidently propose a state motor fuel tax suspension to curb sky-high gas prices while also returning money back to hardworking Georgians through a tax refund and an income tax cut.

3. New York City:

   Typically in New York City, on an average day, about 20 to 25 people die at home, but now in this crisis, and for several days running, New York City's been over 200 people a day who are dying at home, we presume that most of that increase is due to coronavirus.

4. Tim Durbin:

   I am just trying to prove to myself that an average person can do what most others think is impossible, it's a mental challenge as much as it is physical.

5. Margarita Rohr:

   This directs blood flow toward these organs and away from less vital organs like hands and feet, Margarita Rohr said, which leaves these body parts chronically cold. Science bears this out : a University of Utah study found that though women had a slightly higher core body temperature than men, their hands came in at an average of 2.8 degrees cooler. You have diabetes Diabetes that's not kept in check can lead to a condition called peripheral nephropathy, a constant attack on the nerves that provide sensation to your hands and feet, Margarita Rohr said. When this develops, you experience numbness and sometimes pain in the hands and feet, and since these nerves are also responsible for sending message to the brain regarding temperature sensation, your hands and feet may feel cold.

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