Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.

    A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.

  2. (derogatory, sometimes)Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.

Examples

56 sentences

  1. There's something in the middle of the road.

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  2. Tom stopped in the middle of the road.

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  3. Tom was standing in the middle of the road.

    ruТом стоял посреди дороги. — odexed

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  4. Tom is standing in the middle of the road.

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  5. The car was in the middle of the road.

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Synonyms

16 synonyms
moderateB1reasonableB1mildB1properA2temperateB2measuredmellownonexcessivenonextremenonfanaticreasonoussobertemperedunexcessive

Word family

1 related words
Derivedmiddle-of-the-roadness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
middayA2middleA2middlemanmiddling

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