Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Mean

Nouns
  • mean, average
  • median, mode
  • balance, medium, mediocrity, generality
  • golden mean etc. (mid-course) Mid-course
  • middle etc. Middle
  • compromise etc. Compromise
  • middle course, middle state
  • neutrality. mediocrity, least common denominator.
Verbs
  • split the difference
  • take the average etc. n.
  • reduce to a mean etc. n.
  • strike a balance, pair off.
Adjectives
  • mean, intermediate
  • middle etc. Middle
  • average
  • neutral. mediocre, middle-class
  • commonplace etc. (unimportant) Unimportance.
Adverbs
  • on an average, in the long run
  • taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all
  • in round numbers.