All mean synonyms
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M m adjective mean
- scurrilous β grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
- shameless β lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- snide β derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
- treacherous β characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- troublesome β causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unscrupulous β not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- vexatious β causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
- middle β equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- mid β being at or near the middle point of: in mid autumn.
- average β An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- normal β conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- median β a Mede.
- standard β something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- paltry β ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- measly β Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- scant β barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scanty β scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- skimpy β lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- humble β not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- vulgar β characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- common β If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- hack β to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- menial β lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- ordinary β of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- plebeian β belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- proletarian β pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
- beggarly β meanly inadequate; very poor
- down-at-heel β of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- declasse β having lost social standing or status
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- lowborn β of humble birth.
- lowly β humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
- mediocre β of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- modest β having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- run-down β fatigued; weary; exhausted.