Antonyms for amidst
əˈmɪdstamidst

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1. amidstpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among, amid

2. amidstpreposition

   In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

   Synonyms:
   among, amongst, amid

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1. amidst

   Amid or amidst denotes surrounded by; among or amongst denotes mingled with. Between (archaic or poetic, betwixt) is said of two persons or objects, or of two groups of persons or objects. "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen," Gen. xiii, 9; the reference being to two bodies of herdmen. Amid denotes mere position; among, some active relation, as of companionship, hostility, etc. Lowell's "Among my Books" regards the books as companions; amid my books would suggest packing, storing, or some other incidental circumstance. We say among friends, or among enemies, amidst the woods, amid the shadows. In the midst of may have merely the local meaning; as, I found myself in the midst of a crowd; or it may express even closer association than among; as, "I found myself in the midst of friends" suggests their pressing up on every side, oneself the central object; so, "where two or three are met together in my name, there am I in the midst of them," Matt. xviii, 20; in which case it would be feebler to say "among them," impossible to say "amid them," not so well to say "amidst them."

   Antonyms:
   afar from, away from, beyond, far from, outside, without

   Synonyms:
   amid, among, amongst, between, betwixt, in the midst of, mingled with, surrounded by

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1. amidst

   Antonyms:
   outside, without, beyond

   Synonyms:
   between, among, betwixt

How to use amidst in a sentence?

1. Jeff Hauser:

   I understand that amidst all these crises, there's a bias for expertise, biden thinks he has a mandate on that based off of how he positioned himself in the primary. And so whether or not it's exactly what I would do, I can respect that as having a basis.

2. Jeff Leach:

   Amidst the darkness of death row and her own impending execution, Melissa radiated a deep and sincere joy and an unspeakable hope, without question, Melissa's case is the most troubling and shocking death penalty case I've ever seen. The system literally failed her at every turn.

3. Han Tan:

   Global investors have had their emotions toyed with amidst the ever-shifting sands of the U.S.-China trade conflict, market nerves have been left raw, with the delicate sentiment prompting knee-jerk reactions to every nuance pertaining to the highly unpredictable U.S.-China trade impasse.

4. Derek Holt at Scotiabank:

   There are dim hopes amidst an active rumor mill that on balance continues to portray both Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his main banker German Chancellor Angela Merkel as uncompromising.

5. Stephen Innes:

   The Fed backstop and the report of the U.S. Navy shooting down an Iranian drone are providing a modicum of support for oil markets amidst a very bearish landscape.

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