Synonyms for average

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noun

1. A mean

   mean, midpoint, standard, center, median, norm, middle, normal, the usual, typical kind, rule, par, common run, general run.

   Antonyms extreme*, highest, lowest, exception.

2. A score

   proportion, percentage, tally, aggregate; see score 1.

average refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added the average of 7, 9, 17 is 33 #divide 3, or 11 and in extended use is applied to the usual or ordinary kind, instance, etc.; mean commonly designates a figure intermediate between two extremes the mean temperature for a day with a high of 56⅓⅓⅓⅓⅓° and a low of 34⅓⅓⅓⅓⅓° is 45⅓⅓⅓⅓⅓° and figuratively implies moderation the golden mean; the median is the middle number or point in a series arranged in order of size the median grade in the group 50, 55, 85, 88, 92 is 85; the average is 74; norm implies a standard of average performance for a given group a child below the norm for his age in reading comprehension

on (the) average

verb

average out