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EXCELLING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word excelling. (opposite meanings)
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average
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a statistic describing the location of a distribution

• (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

• an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

adjective satellite

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• around the middle of a scale of evaluation

• relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

• relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)

verb

• amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

• achieve or reach on average

• compute the average of

failing
adjectiveadj
noun

• a flaw or weak point

• failure to reach a minimum required performance

adjective satellite

• below acceptable in performance

faltering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

adjective satellite

• unsteady in speech or action

lagging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

mediocre
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• moderate to inferior in quality

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• poor to middling in quality

slacking
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the evasion of work or duty

struggling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

floundering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

verb

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

subpar
adjectiveadj
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underperforming
adjectiveadj
verb

• perform less well or with less success than expected

• perform too rarely

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