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单词 run-of-the-mill
释义

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil How to pronounce run-of-the-mill (audio)
: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

Synonyms

  • average
  • common
  • commonplace
  • cut-and-dried
  • cut-and-dry
  • everyday
  • garden-variety
  • normal
  • ordinary
  • prosaic
  • routine
  • standard
  • standard-issue
  • unexceptional
  • unremarkable
  • usual
  • workaday
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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

run-of-the-mill

adjective

1
as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ordinary
  • usual
  • normal
  • average
  • typical
  • commonplace
  • standard
  • common
  • unremarkable
  • unexceptional
  • routine
  • prosaic
  • garden-variety
  • workaday
  • customary
  • standard-issue
  • everyday
  • familiar
  • expected
  • regular
  • cut-and-dry
  • cut-and-dried
  • plain
  • predictable
  • par for the course
  • homely
  • popular
  • trivial
  • plain-Jane
  • frequent
  • vulgar
  • unimportant
  • unextraordinary
  • habitual
  • insignificant
  • natural
  • wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unusual
  • extraordinary
  • abnormal
  • exceptional
  • strange
  • atypical
  • odd
  • peculiar
  • anomalous
  • rare
  • quaint
  • curious
  • aberrant
  • funny
  • untypical
  • irregular
  • queer
  • outrageous
  • bizarre
  • phenomenal
  • scarce
  • wild
  • fantastical
  • fantastic
  • oddball
  • eccentric
  • weird
  • wacky
  • idiosyncratic
  • outstanding
  • unconventional
  • out-of-the-way
  • offbeat
  • prominent
  • unorthodox
  • unique
  • notable
  • freakish
  • outré
  • conspicuous
  • striking
  • whacky
  • nonconformist
  • recherché
  • unprecedented
  • novel
  • freak
  • kooky
  • salient
  • singular
  • signal
  • unparalleled
  • way-out
  • far-out
  • kookie
  • unexampled
  • Kafkaesque
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2
as in decent
of average to below average quality his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ordinary
  • decent
  • mediocre
  • satisfactory
  • common
  • middling
  • medium
  • indifferent
  • passable
  • second-rate
  • so-so
  • second-class
  • run-of-the-mine
  • fair
  • adequate
  • reasonable
  • respectable
  • acceptable
  • nice
  • modest
  • fine
  • good
  • run-of-mine
  • unexceptional
  • tolerable
  • sufficient
  • alright
  • minimal
  • moderate
  • all right
  • sufficing
  • okay
  • presentable
  • OK

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • special
  • classic
  • outstanding
  • exceptional
  • sensational
  • superior
  • excellent
  • stellar
  • great
  • distinguished
  • splendid
  • terrific
  • exquisite
  • prime
  • superlative
  • superb
  • grand
  • optimal
  • marvelous
  • top
  • peerless
  • nifty
  • fantastic
  • marvellous
  • supreme
  • maximum
  • fabulous
  • choice
  • optimum
  • sterling
  • par excellence
  • preeminent
  • matchless
  • first-class
  • top-notch
  • first-rate
  • capital
  • swell
  • unparalleled
  • unmatched
  • tip-top
  • unsurpassed
  • inadequate
  • unsatisfactory
  • number one
  • lacking
  • A1
  • unacceptable
  • deficient
  • insufficient
  • No. 1
  • wanting
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