All mean synonyms
mean
M m adjective mean
- second-class β of a secondary class or quality.
- second-rate β of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- seedy β abounding in seed.
- servile β slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- shabby β impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- sordid β morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- squalid β foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
- tawdry β (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- undistinguished β having no distinguishing marks or features.
- unwashed β not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- miserly β of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- stingy β having a sting.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- tightfisted β parsimonious; stingy; tight.
- parsimonious β characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- close-fisted β very careful with money; mean
- penny-pinching β a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- ungenerous β stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- greedy β excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- selfish β devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- mercenary β working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
- niggard β an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
verb mean
- signify β to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- insinuate β to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- convey β To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- express β By express train or delivery service.
- symbolise β to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- intend β to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
- expect β Regard (something) as likely to happen.
- require β to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- necessitate β to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- entail β A settlement of the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that it remains within a family or other group.
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- drive at β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- stand for β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- touch on β to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- set out β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
noun mean
- norm β a standard, model, or pattern.
- midpoint β a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
- balance β If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- centre β A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- center β a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- compromise β A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- par β an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- happy medium β a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
adverb mean
- beastly β If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.