run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil 

: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

Synonyms

• average
• common
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• everyday
• garden-variety
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• routine
• standard
• standard-issue
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• usual
• workaday

Examples of run-of-the-mill in a Sentence

just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants

his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist

Recent Examples on the Web

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And while any run-of-the-mill property can toss some garland on the reception desk, there are special places that go out of their way to make travelers’ season bright. —Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

In particular, these Superfeet Winter Support Insoles are much more technologically advanced, supportive, and warmer than run-of-the-mill stock insoles. —Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024

As a junior lawyer, Gaetz handled mostly run-of-the-mill cases. —Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

run-of-the-mill

adjective

ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil

: average entry 2 sense 2, ordinary