middle-of-the-road
middle–of–the–road
adjDefinition of MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD
: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes; especially : being neither liberal nor conservative in politics
— mid·dle–of–the–road·er \-ˈrō-dər\ noun
— mid·dle–of–the–road·ism \-ˈrō-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
See First Known Use of MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD
1894
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Related Words: conventional, nonrevolutionary, orthodox, traditional; levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sensible; neutral
Near Antonyms: excessive; conservative, reactionary, rightist; leftist, liberal, progressive; fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, subversive, violent; agitating, exciting, fomenting, incendiary, inciting, inflammatory, instigating, provocative, provoking; rabble-rousing; dissenting
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