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Another word for middle

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Adjective

  1. At, in, near, or being the center

      1. Middle; central.
      2. Being the part in the middle or center:
      3. Of, relating to, or being a vowel produced with the tongue in a position approximately intermediate between high and low, as the vowel in but.
      1. Relating to, located in, or extending toward the middle.
      2. Of, relating to, or situated in or near the plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves; mesial.
      3. Relating to or constituting the middle value in a distribution.
      1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.
      2. Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme.
      3. Being or relating to an average or a mean.
      1. Situated at, in, or near the center:
      2. Forming the center.
      3. Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
      1. A point or place that is equally distant from the sides or outer boundaries of something; the middle:
      2. A point equidistant from the vertices of a regular polygon.
      3. A point equidistant from all points on the circumference of a circle or on the surface of a sphere.
    See also:

    edge

  2. Not extreme

      1. The area of a fair, carnival, circus, or exposition where sideshows and other amusements are located.
      2. The middle of a way or distance.
      3. A middle course of action or thought.
      1. Pursuing a course of action midway between extremes, especially following a course in politics that is neither liberal nor conservative.
      2. Of, relating to, or being a type of entertainment, especially popular music, that appeals to a wide audience.
      1. Middle; central.
      2. Being the part in the middle or center:
      3. Of, relating to, or being a vowel produced with the tongue in a position approximately intermediate between high and low, as the vowel in but.
      1. Relating to, located in, or extending toward the middle.
      2. Of, relating to, or situated in or near the plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves; mesial.
      3. Relating to or constituting the middle value in a distribution.
      1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.
      2. Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme.
      3. Being or relating to an average or a mean.
      1. To be used to convey; denote:
      2. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
      3. To intend to convey or indicate:
      1. Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state:
      2. One that is in a middle position or state.
      3. An intermediary.
      1. Situated at, in, or near the center:
      2. Forming the center.
      3. Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
    See also:

    edge

Noun

  1. A point or an area equidistant from all sides of something

      1. The middle position or part; the center:
      2. A position of proximity to others:
      3. The condition of being surrounded or beset by something:
      1. The point of a line segment or curvilinear arc that divides it into two parts of the same length.
      2. A position midway between two extremes.
      1. Relating to, located in, or extending toward the middle.
      2. Of, relating to, or situated in or near the plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves; mesial.
      3. Relating to or constituting the middle value in a distribution.
      1. A point or place that is equally distant from the sides or outer boundaries of something; the middle:
      2. A point equidistant from the vertices of a regular polygon.
      3. A point equidistant from all points on the circumference of a circle or on the surface of a sphere.
    See also:

    edge

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Another word for middle

Modifier
  1. See also:

    intermediate

    halfway

    central

Noun
  1. See also:

    center

Synonym Study

  • Midst , used in prepositional phrases, denotes a middle part that is surrounded by persons or things or a middle point in some action in the midst of a crowd, in the midst of one's work
  • Center more precisely stresses the point equidistant from the bounding lines or surfaces of a plane or solid figure the center of a circle, the center of the globe and is often used figuratively the center of town, a trade center
  • Middle refers to the point or part equally distant from either or all sides or extremities and may apply to space, time, or a sequence the middle of the stage, the middle of the day
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Sentence Examples

  • What was he doing out here alone in the middle of the desert?

  • The rod was bent in the middle so that it could be turned as with a crank.

  • Several of the beefy men living in the house were in the grassy, well-lit courtyard, sparring with swords, knives, and other weaponry that looked like it came straight out of the Middle Ages.

  • It was to see my native village in the light of the Middle Ages, and our Concord was turned into a Rhine stream, and visions of knights and castles passed before me.

  • I shall be there by the middle of September.

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