Mainstream — synonyms, definition

1. mainstream (Adjective)

1 synonym

conventional

2 definitions

mainstream (Adjective) — Unimaginative and conformist. ex. "mainstream bourgeois lives"

mainstream (Adjective) — Very popular or familiar to the masses; conventional. ex. "They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media"

2. mainstream (Noun)

1 definition

mainstream (Noun) — The prevailing current of thought. ex. "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

1 type of

thought

3. mainstream (Verb)

1 definition

mainstream (Verb) — Put into the mainstream, esp. educate a special-needs student together with other students. ex. "Findings indicate that mainstreamed students with mild disabilities may participate in academic lessons as well or nearly as well as their peers"