What's the opposite of mediocre?

Great question! I think that "exeptional" etc cannot be correct as mediocre lies somewhere in the middle of things and the answer could therefore be equally "pathetic"," bad," or something similar.

It's like saying that in the number range from 1 - 10 the opposite of 5 is 10 and that is clearly not correct. The opposite of 5 is probably minus 5. This being so the opposite of mediocre might be "worse than insipid" or simply "negative". Anyway, a great question. I'll look at the answers with interest.

Not mediocre.

Yeah. It's like asking for the opposite of grey.

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What's the opposite of mediocre?

Mediocre Antonym

On first glances I thought there could not be an opposite of the average since it is half-good, half-bad, but on further thought...

Mediocre = okay/average/acceptable, heading towards inferior.

Antonym must be... Outstanding?

Extraordinary.

Something could be extraordinarily good or bad, but either way, it's not mediocre!

If mediocre means:

Main Entry: me·di·o·cre

Pronunciation: "mE-dE-'O-k&r

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin mediocris, from medius middle + Old Latin ocris stony mountain; akin to Latin acer sharp -- more at EDGE

: of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance

Entry Word: mediocre

Function: adjective

Text: 1 of average to below average quality <your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable>

Synonyms common, fair, indifferent, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so

Related Words acceptable, adequate, all right, alright, decent, OK (or okay), reasonable, satisfactory, sufficient, sufficing, tolerable; moderate, modest; presentable, respectable; minimal, unexceptional; fine, good, nice

Near Antonyms distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, first-class, first-rate, matchless, maximum, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, preeminent, special, superior, supreme, top-notch; unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting

2 of low quality <mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists>

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exceptional - that's a bit cooler than the other ones

Brilliant.