English Explanatory Dictionary

middle of the road

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.
  2. Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.
noun
  1. The middle; the average.

Pronunciation

En-au-middle of the road.ogg

Word forms

middle of the road middle-of-the-road

Synonyms

moderate reasonable measured mellow middle of the road mild nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonous sober temperate tempered unexcessive unextreme

Derived words

middle-of-the-roadness
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