middle-of-the-road
1 of 2adjective
mid·dle-of-the-road ˈmi-dᵊl-əv-ṯẖə-ˈrōd 
: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes
especially : being neither liberal nor conservative in politics
middle-of-the-roader
ˈmi-dᵊl-əv-ṯẖə-ˈrō-dər
noun middle-of-the-roadism
ˈmi-dᵊl-əv-ṯẖə-ˈrō-ˌdi-zəm
noun middle of the road
2 of 2noun phrase
: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
Synonyms
Adjective
- central
- centrist
- moderate
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Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1894, in the meaning defined above
Noun Phrase
1891, in the meaning defined above
middle-of-the-road 1 of 2
adjective
as in moderate
avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- moderate
- centrist
- traditional
- central
- orthodox
- neutral
- conventional
- reasonable
- rational
- sensible
- levelheaded
- nonrevolutionary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- radical
- revolutionary
- conservative
- ultra
- extremist
- liberal
- excessive
- progressive
- reactionary
- rightist
- leftist
- fanatical
- subversive
- violent
- revolutionist
- exciting
- inflammatory
- provocative
- fanatic
- rabid
- incendiary
- provoking
- inciting
- dissenting
- agitating
- rabble-rousing
- fomenting
- instigating
middle of the road
2 of 2phrase
as in middle
a middle point between extremes I'm in the middle of the road on that issue. Synonyms & Similar Words
- middle
- middle ground
- medium
- golden mean
- midpoint
- mean
- standard
- norm
- average
- arithmetic mean
- median
- par
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- maximum
- minimum
- utmost