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-roadism
noun
as in frugality
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- frugality
- sacrifice
- mortification
- temperateness
- asceticism
- sensibleness
- rationalness
- austerity
- rationality
- restraint
- sensibility
- reasonableness
- discipline
- self-mastery
- moderateness
- self-denial
- moderation
- reasonability
- self-discipline
- constraint
- control
- self-containment
- abnegation
- self-command
- teetotalism
- self-control
- abstention
- temperance
- eschewal
- avoidance
- forbearance
- soberness
- abstinence
- sobriety
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- excessiveness
- immoderateness
- intemperance
- immoderacy
- excess
- immoderation
- extremity
- superfluity
- extremism
- extremeness
- unrestraint
- intemperateness
- unreasonableness
- irrationality
- radicalness
- unconstraint
- insobriety