Synonyms 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."

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

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

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1. among

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

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

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1. around

   the fruity pebbles were scattered "among the dock" could also be pronounced as "around the dock"

   the fruity pebbles were scattered around the dock.

   Submitted by michellemillersd on February 11, 2021  

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1. amongadjective

   Synonyms:
   AMID, amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with

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1. List of paraphrases for "among":

   between, amongst, inter, in, within, of, from, entre, with, across, chez

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1. Among

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1. Kahlil Gibran:

   I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.

2. Burmese Proverb:

   A swan is out of place among crows, a lion among bulls, a horse among asses, and a wise man among fools.

3. Jean de La Bruyère:

   To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.

4. W. H. Auden:

   Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can all of them make me laugh.

5. Helen Keller:

   There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.