What are the opposite words for exceptional?
When we talk about antonyms for the word "exceptional," we refer to words that express the opposite meaning. Some antonyms for exceptional could be "average," "mediocre," "ordinary," "unremarkable," or "unexceptional." These words suggest a lack of uniqueness, talent, or excellence, and are often used to describe things that are not outstanding. For example, an average student might have average grades, while a mediocre athlete might not be very skilled at their sport. Using antonyms can help us create balance and contrast in our language and allow us to easily communicate the meaning we want to convey.
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- regular
- inferior
- irregular
- average
- mediocre
- common
- everyday
- fair
- medium
- pedestrian
- prevalent
- so-so
- undistinguished
- unexceptional
- commonplace
- general
- humdrum
- intermediate
- middling
- natural
- ordinary
- passable
- standard
- normal, typical
- average, ordinary
- usual, everyday
- excellent, wonderful
- mediocre, satisfactory
- boring, uneventful
- poor, second-rate
- middle, in-between
- mainstream
- average, commonplace
- midway, average
- normal, everyday
- common, usual
- average; not distinctive
- acceptable, admissible
- everyday, dull
- accepted, widespread
- normal, common
- in an acceptable manner
- regular, approved
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- regular
- inferior
- irregular
- average
- mediocre
- common
- everyday
- fair
- medium
- pedestrian
-
prevalent
- faddy,
- in use,
- faddier,
- faddiest,
- latest word,
- nower,
- nowest,
- up to date.
- so-so
- undistinguished
- unexceptional
-
commonplace
- cliched,
- obvious,
- Starcher,
- unnoteworthy,
- boiler plate,
- dime-a-dozen,
- familiar tune,
- garden variety,
- matter-of-course,
- more characterless,
- more dime a dozen,
- more dime-a-dozen,
- more matter of course,
- more matter-of-course,
- more prevalent,
- more unnoteworthy,
- more workaday,
- most dime a dozen,
- most dime-a-dozen,
- most matter of course,
- most matter-of-course,
- most obvious,
- most unnoteworthy,
- most worn out,
- starchest,
- stereo-typed,
- un eventful,
- un interesting,
- un noteworthy,
- un-eventful,
- un-interesting,
- un-noteworthy.
-
general
- all-embracing,
- general,
- imprecise,
- unspecific,
- across the board,
- undetailed,
- all around,
- all embracing,
- all inclusive,
- allaround,
- allembracing,
- allinclusive,
- ex tensive,
- far reaching,
- farreaching,
- ill defined,
- illdefined,
- in accurate,
- in definite,
- in discriminate,
- in finite,
- in-definite,
- in-discriminate,
- in-finite,
- more all embracing,
- more all-embracing,
- more comprehending,
- more undetailed,
- more unspecific,
- most all embracing,
- most all-embracing,
- most allembracing,
- most comprehending,
- most imprecise,
- most undetailed,
- most unspecific,
- not partial,
- not particular,
- not specific,
- un confined,
- un detailed,
- un specific,
- un-confined,
- un-detailed,
- un-limited,
- un-specific.
- humdrum
- intermediate
- middling
- natural
- ordinary
- passable
- standard
- normal, typical
- average, ordinary
- usual, everyday
- excellent, wonderful
-
mediocre, satisfactory
- fair.
- boring, uneventful
- poor, second-rate
- middle, in-between
- mainstream
- average, commonplace
- midway, average
- normal, everyday
- common, usual
- average; not distinctive
- acceptable, admissible
- everyday, dull
- accepted, widespread
- normal, common
- in an acceptable manner
- regular, approved
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Other relevant words
- able-bodied,
- absurd,
- airheaded,
- asinine,
- balmy,
- boneheaded,
- bouncing,
- brain dead,
- brainless,
- chipper,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daft,
- dense,
- dim,
- dim-witted,
- doltish,
- dopey,
- dotty,
- dull,
- dumb,
- empty-headed,
- fatuous,
- feebleminded,
- fit,
- fool,
- gormless,
- hale,
- half-baked,
- half-witted,
- harebrained,
- healthy,
- hearty,
- idiotic,
- ignorant,
- illiterate,
- imbecile,
- insane,
- kooky,
- loony,
- lowbrow,
- lunatic,
- mad,
- mindless,
- moronic,
- nonintellectual,
- nonsensical,
- nutty,
- obtuse,
- opaque,
- preposterous,
- robust,
- sappy,
- screwball,
- senseless,
- silly,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- soft,
- softheaded,
- sound,
- thick,
- thickheaded,
- tomfool,
- uneducated,
- unimpaired,
- uninformed,
- unintelligent,
- untaught,
- unthinking,
- unwise,
- vacuous,
- wacky,
- well,
- whole,
- wholesome,
- witless,
- zany,
- Chuckleheaded,
- Weak-minded,
- crackpot,
- Daffy,
- thick-witted,
- unintellectual,
- dippy,
- lamebrain,
- pinheaded,
- simpleminded,
- birdbrained,
- bubbleheaded,
- dorky,
- dunderheaded,
- featherheaded,
- lunkheaded,
- unsmart.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
stops in one's tracks
- Antonyms:
- bore, disenchant, disgust.
