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View synonyms for middle-of-the-road

middle-of-the-road

[ mid-l-uhv-thuh-rohd ]

adjective

  1. favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
  2. of, relating to, or describing a type of popular music that avoids extremes of style and is catchy and tuneful enough to have broad appeal. : MOR


noun

  1. Also called easy listening. popular music having comparatively conventional, melodic qualities and hence having broad commercial appeal. : MOR

middle-of-the-road

adjective

  1. not extreme, esp in political views; moderate
  2. of, denoting, or relating to popular music having a wide general appeal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmiddle-of-the-ˈroader, noun
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Other Words From

  • middle-of-the-roader noun
  • middle-of-the-roadism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of middle-of-the-road1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Example Sentences

It was just something he felt he had to say to have credibility with middle-of-the-road voters.

My two favorite tracks on the LP are the only two that successfully avoid this middle-of-the-road approach.

Middle-of-the-road voters just stopped buying right-wing fear-mongering.

They used code for where to meet, and chose middle-of-the-road hotels.

The idea of peace based on a two-state arrangement has become a boring, middle-of-the-road stance in Israel.

Fusion controlled the convention, voting down the "Middle-of-the-Road" group that adhered to independence.

For in 1912 Wilson had been in effect the middle-of-the-road candidate, the conservative liberal.

Present day chemists would acquiesce in this statement after reading Mitchill's "middle-of-the-road" arguments.

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