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Synonyms for mean
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
mean
Synonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, paltry, undignified, vulgarAntonyms:
alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrific
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
meanadjective
Synonyms:
common, low, base, spiritless, dishonorable, contemptible, despicable, beggarly, sordid, vulgar, niggardly, vileAntonyms:
high, exalted, eminent, spirited, honorable, lordly, princely, munificent, liberal, generousmeanadjective
Synonyms:
middle, intermediate, averageAntonyms:
extreme, excessive, exorbitantmeannoun
Synonyms:
medium, moderation, balance, averageAntonyms:
extreme, excess, preponderance, disproportion, deficiency, shortcoming, inadequacymeanverb
Synonyms:
intend, purpose, design, signify, denote, indicate, hint, suggest
Princeton's WordNet
mean, mean valueadjective
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Synonyms:
mean valueAntonyms:
generous, unnatural, estimable, rich, nice, abnormal, noble, unskilledaverage, mean(a)adjective
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
"the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
Antonyms:
unnatural, unskilled, rich, generous, abnormal, nice, noble, estimablehateful, meanadjective
characterized by malice
"a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
Synonyms:
bastardly, miserly, mean(a), base, beggarly, mingy, meanspirited, tight, hateful, averageAntonyms:
unnatural, nice, abnormal, rich, noble, generous, estimable, unskilledbase, mean, meanspiritedadjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
Synonyms:
hateful, tight, mingy, basal, ungenerous, mean(a), humble, base, lowly, average, baseborn, meanspirited, bastardly, beggarly, immoral, miserlyAntonyms:
unskilled, generous, rich, estimable, noble, nice, unnatural, abnormalmeanadjective
excellent
"famous for a mean backhand"
Synonyms:
bastardly, tight, mean(a), base, beggarly, mingy, miserly, meanspirited, hateful, averageAntonyms:
abnormal, estimable, noble, rich, unnatural, unskilled, generous, nicebeggarly, meanadjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
"a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
Synonyms:
bastardly, miserly, mean(a), base, beggarly, mingy, meanspirited, tight, hateful, averageAntonyms:
abnormal, rich, unnatural, nice, noble, generous, estimable, unskilledmean, mingy, miserly, tightadjective
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
"a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
Synonyms:
close, pissed, blind drunk, base, mean(a), besotted, slopped, rigorous, mingy, blotto, average, squiffy, pixilated, hateful, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, tight, soused, compressed, meanspirited, sozzled, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, stiff, stringent, pie-eyed, bastardly, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, beggarlyAntonyms:
generous, unnatural, noble, abnormal, estimable, rich, nice, unskilledbeggarly, meanadjective
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Synonyms:
bastardly, miserly, mean(a), base, beggarly, mingy, meanspirited, tight, hateful, averageAntonyms:
abnormal, rich, noble, generous, nice, unskilled, unnatural, estimablebastardly, meanverb
of no value or worth
"I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
Synonyms:
bastardly, misbegot, mean(a), misbegotten, hateful, miserly, spurious, beggarly, base, mingy, meanspirited, tight, averageAntonyms:
generous, noble, abnormal, rich, nice, unnatural, estimable, unskilledmean, intendverb
mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
Synonyms:
intend, stand for, designate, entail, specify, have in mind, destine, signify, think, imply, think ofAntonyms:
estimable, unnatural, abnormal, unskilled, generous, noble, rich, niceentail, imply, meanverb
have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Synonyms:
intend, incriminate, involve, implicate, inculpate, entail, have in mind, connote, stand for, signify, fee-tail, think, imply, think ofAntonyms:
abnormal, estimable, unnatural, unskilled, rich, noble, nice, generousmean, intend, signify, stand forverb
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
Synonyms:
entail, signify, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, stand for, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize, intendAntonyms:
unnatural, noble, generous, unskilled, abnormal, rich, nice, estimableintend, mean, thinkverb
have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
Synonyms:
entail, call back, signify, guess, recollect, imagine, consider, retrieve, call up, destine, reckon, suppose, stand for, imply, cogitate, specify, conceive, designate, think, cerebrate, recall, remember, think of, opine, have in mind, intend, believeAntonyms:
abnormal, nice, generous, unnatural, estimable, noble, rich, unskilledmeanverb
have a specified degree of importance
"My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
Synonyms:
intend, stand for, entail, have in mind, signify, think, imply, think ofAntonyms:
generous, unskilled, noble, estimable, rich, unnatural, nice, abnormalthink of, have in mind, meanverb
intend to refer to
"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
Synonyms:
entail, signify, think up, dream up, entertain, think about, repute, esteem, hatch, stand for, remember, concoct, have in mind, regard as, flirt with, look on, toy with, imply, look upon, think of, take to be, intend, thinkAntonyms:
nice, rich, abnormal, generous, noble, unnatural, unskilled, estimablemeanverb
destine or designate for a certain purpose
"These flowers were meant for you"
Synonyms:
intend, stand for, entail, have in mind, signify, think, imply, think ofAntonyms:
abnormal, unnatural, unskilled, rich, generous, nice, estimable, noble
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
cuvitch
someone who does not share
don’t be such a cuvitch
macabre
not so nice.
"why are you so mean mother ginger!"
Submitted by rinat on August 19, 2019thin lipped
the thin lipped person is often portrayed in literature as a mean minded person
Submitted by annpaterson on January 1, 2020trundling
to be a savage or loud
he was trundling through the depths of the mud
underbred
bad mannered, rude.
the dog was weak and underbred.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
meanadjective
meanadjective
Synonyms:
intermediate, intervening, coming betweenmeanadjective
Synonyms:
ignoble, plebeian, untitled, low, base-born, ordinary, common, vulgar, coarse, homespunmeanadjective
Synonyms:
base, abject, grovelling, vile, contemptible, despicable, servile, beggarly, sneaking, dirty, scurvy, shabby, sorry, disingenuous, unfair, rascally, pitiful, base-minded, low-minded, dishonorablemeanadjective
Synonyms:
sordid, penurious, miserly, stingy, niggardly, illiberal, ungenerous, selfish, narrow, mercenary, narrow-mindedmeanadjective
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small, little, paltry, insignificant, diminutive, petty, poor, wretchedmeannoun
Synonyms:
medium, mediocrity, middle state, middle coursemeannoun
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instrument, method, mode, way, meansmeanverb
Synonyms:
intend, purpose, design, have in viewmeanverb
Synonyms:
signify, indicate, imply, denote, purport, import, expressmeanverb
Synonyms:
intend, purpose, design, have in view, propose to one's self
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
meanadjective
Synonyms:
contemptible, despicable, low-minded, base, abject, groveling, dishonorable, shabby, scurvy, servile, menial, undignified, unbecoming, disingenuous, obscure, ignoble, plebeian, inglorious, undistinguished, vulgar, penurious, illiberal, sordid, miserly, stingy, mercenary parsimonious, ungenerous, midway, average, moderate, middle, medium, mediocre, intermediate, mediate, intervening, insignificant, paltry, inconsequential, piddling, frivolous, inferior, poormeannoun
meanverb
Synonyms:
intend, purpose, design, contemplate, signify, purport, denote, betoken, imply, typify, indicate
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
mean
Synonyms:
µ, x-bar
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MEAN
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How to use mean in a sentence?
You need to just enjoy the relationship -- that is most important to nurture the mother-baby relationship. Even if at times that doesn't mean exclusive breastfeeding.
Just because a business is big doesn't mean it is bad.
Someone in our coaches ’ room asked me about Daniel Stumpf, and I said, ‘ Oh, you mean,' Spider Monkey.' ’ That’s his nickname. He’s a skinny little white kid who makes all of these funny faces when he works out.
Seventeen years ago, Read MoreThe actress and dancer first season, I saw the Missy Elliott video, and I was like,' There's this little girl in this video that is so good', and Read MoreThe actress and dancer producers found you, had you on the show, and look at you now. I mean it's amazing.
It will trigger a significant response, what does that mean?
Translations for mean
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- خسيس, لئيم, عنى, تعنيArabic
- significar, voler dir, pretendre, mitjana, migCatalan, Valencian
- znamenat, plánovat, chtít, aritmetický průměr, prostředekCzech
- betyde, mene, middelDanish
- mittelmäßig, gemein, böse, bedeuten, beabsichtigen, meinen, Mittel, Mittel-German
- άγριος, άθλιος, κακός, μέσος όρος, μέσοςGreek
- kruela, malafabla, malbonkvalita, voli diri, signifi, intenci, rimedo, mezaEsperanto
- malo, malvado, tacaño, desconsiderado, inferior, formidable, mezquino, cruel, producir, decir en serio, pretender, significar, querer decir, proponer, resultar, intentar, medio, media, recurso, reclamar, apiadarse, compadecerse, lamentarse, significaráSpanish
- anker, gaiztoBasque
- میانهPersian
- ilkeä, tarkoittaa, tietää, merkitä, aikoa, väline, keskiarvo, tapa, keino, keski-Finnish
- cruel, inférieur, méchant, inférieure, signifier, vouloir dire, avoir l'intention, moyenne, moyenFrench
- ciallaich, meadhan, cuibheas, cuibheasachdScottish Gaelic
- התכוון, אמצעיHebrew
- jelentHungarian
- միջինArmenian
- significar, ressource, media, medio, medieInterlingua
- rata-rataIndonesian
- meina, ætla, þýða, meðaltal, hreint meðaltal, innliður, milliliður, venjulegt meðaltalIcelandic
- inferiore, eccellente, violento, formidabile, insignificante, meschino, favoloso, ignobile, maligno, potente, taccagno, avaro, gretto, malevolo, fantastico, furioso, sgarbato, mediocre, spilorcio, cattivo, voler dire, intendere, avere l'intenzione, significare, volere, portare, mezzo, media, medioItalian
- 卑劣, 悪い, 腹黒い, 汚い, 劣る, 卑しい, 意地悪, 厄介, するつもり, 意味, 意図, 平均値, 平均, 平均的Japanese
- 의미하다Korean
- ناههموارKurdish
- volo, significo, indicō, habeo in animoLatin
- reikštiLithuanian
- nekrietns, zemisksLatvian
- minMalay
- gemeen, boosaardig, minderwaardig, bedoelen, betekenen, willen, menen, willen zeggen, van plan zijn, middel, gemiddelde, gemiddeldDutch
- betyNorwegian
- chcieć, znaczyćPolish
- inferior, maldoso, formidável, terrível, excelente, ruim, mesquinho, tacanho, cruel, avarento, mau, ótimo, tencionar, falar sério, representar, significar, querer dizer, indicar, querer, pretender, média, alto, passo, recurso, meio, lamentar, compadecer-se, apiedar-se, médio, mediano, reclamarPortuguese
- a vrea să spună, indica, gândi, vrea, a semnifica, avea intenția, am convingerea, însemna, mediu, medie, mijlocRomanian
- зло́бный, злой, по́длый, означа́ть, думать, име́ть в виду́, зна́чить, намерева́ться, собира́ться, сре́днее, сре́дство, сре́днийRussian
- elak, usel, gemen, innebära, mena, betyda, syfta på, tänka, genomsnitt, medelvärde, genomsnittlig, medel-Swedish
- viomboSwahili
- నాణ్యత లేని, కారణమగుట, భయంకరమైన, దురుసు, కష్ట సాధ్యము, స్వార్ధము, శక్తివంతమైన, పాడుచేయు, అనుకోవడము, అనుకొనుట, ఫలితము, అర్ధం ఏమిటి, పధకము వేయు, పూర్తి అయిందిTelugu
- หมายความ, ตั้งใจ, หมายถึงThai
- cimri, yolTurkish
- nghĩa làVietnamese
- 意味著Chinese
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