Select the correct synonym for the word: Mediocrity
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Average
Mediocrity means the quality of being only ordinary or average, neither good nor very bad. Its synonym is average.
Example: The coach would not accept mediocrity. He wanted every player to give his best.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Brilliant | outstanding, extremely clever or good (the opposite of mediocre) | It was a brilliant performance that won a standing ovation. |
| (2) Average (answer) | ordinary, of the usual standard, and as a noun, the usual or middling level (both words describe work or quality that is just ordinary) | His marks were only average, neither high nor low. |
| (3) Middle | the central point or position of something, as in "the middle of the road" (it refers to place or position, not to quality) | Put the vase in the middle of the table. |
| (4) Very poor | below the average level (mediocrity means only ordinary, not very bad) | The road was in very poor condition after the floods. |