B2nounsocietymedia
US/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
UK/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
the ideas, tastes or people that most of society accepts as normal
In context
Her music has moved from the underground into the mainstream.
Once a strange idea, vegetarian food is now part of the mainstream.
He prefers films outside the mainstream and rarely goes to big cinemas.
Words that go with mainstream
adjective + noun
- the cultural mainstreamPunk never reached the cultural mainstream.
verb + noun
- enter the mainstreamElectric cars have entered the mainstream.
noun + preposition
- into the mainstreamYoga has moved into the mainstream.
- outside the mainstreamHis views fall outside the mainstream.
- part of the mainstreamVegetarian food is now part of the mainstream.
verb + preposition
- break into the mainstreamThe band finally broke into the mainstream.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
the main stream of societyCorrect: the mainstream of society