Antonyms for among
əˈmʌŋamong

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1. amongpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, amid, amidst

2. amongpreposition

   Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)

   How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?

   Synonyms:
   amid, amidst, amongst

3. amongpreposition

   Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

   He is among the few who completely understand the subject.

   Synonyms:
   amongst, amidst, amid

4. amongpreposition

   Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

   Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

   Synonyms:
   amidst, amongst, amid

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1. among

   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, amidst, amongst, between, betwixt, in the midst of, mingled with, surrounded by

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1. among

   Antonyms:
   systematized, arranged, compact, finished, shapely, crystallized, de-, stereotyped, moulded

   Synonyms:
   shapeless, unarranged, unformed, incompact, inchoate, incomplete, unordered, floating, unmoulded, natant, discurrent

How to use among in a sentence?

1. Tony Fabrizio:

   Trump is winning independents and Biden and Trump are effectively tied among Hispanics.

2. Lindsay Wiley:

   One of the reasons, among many, we are seeing softer requirements -- soft mandates -- from employers, including government employers, at this point is that it minimizes the risk that these requirements will get tied up in the courts, i think there is room for employers and government agencies to go further than they are with these soft mandates.

3. Richard Delorme:

   The levels of stress among children are truly massive, the crisis affects all of us, from age 2 to 99.

4. Odd Per Brekk:

   That said ... we should be mindful that cancelling the Olympic Games would have disproportionate impact on the service sector in Tokyo, especially among small- and mid-sized firms.

5. Taylor West:

   A lot of the things marijuana is best at are conditions which become more of an issue as you get older, chronic pain, inflammation, insomnia, loss of appetite: All of those things are widespread among seniors.

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