Synonyms for medium
ˈmi di əm; -di əmedi·um

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1. mediumnoun

   a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   raw, immoderate

2. mediumnoun

   the surrounding environment

   "fish require an aqueous medium"

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   raw, immoderate

3. mediumnoun

   an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   raw, immoderate

4. culture medium, mediumnoun

   (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

   Synonyms:
   mass medium, metier, spiritualist, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, raw

5. mediumnoun

   a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, raw

6. mediumnoun

   (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, raw

7. mediumnoun

   an intervening substance through which something is achieved

   "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   raw, immoderate

8. mediumnoun

   a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

   "a happy medium"

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, raw

9. medium, spiritualist, sensitivenoun

   someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

   "he consulted several mediums"

   Synonyms:
   spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, raw

10. medium, mass mediumnoun

    (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

    Synonyms:
    spiritualist, mass medium, metier, sensitive, culture medium

    Antonyms:
    raw, immoderate

11. metier, mediumadjective

    an occupation for which you are especially well suited

    "in law he found his true metier"

    Synonyms:
    spiritualist, specialty, speciality, sensitive, long suit, culture medium, strength, metier, strong point, mass medium, strong suit, forte

    Antonyms:
    raw, immoderate

12. average, intermediate, mediumadjective

    around the middle of a scale of evaluation

    "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"

    Synonyms:
    fair, mean(a), middling, ordinary, median(a), average, mediocre, modal(a), intermediate

    Antonyms:
    raw, immoderate

13. mediumadjective

    (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

    Synonyms:
    average, intermediate

    Antonyms:
    raw, immoderate

Matched Categories

1. • Bacteriology
   • Biology
   • Communication
   • Environment
   • Instrumentality
   • Liquid
   • Nutrient
   • Psychic
   • State
   • Substance
   • Transmission

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   intervening substance

2. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   means, instrumentality

3. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   mean average, mean proportion

4. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Painting.) menstruum

5. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Logic.) middle term

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mediumadjective

   Synonyms:
   intermediate, middling, mean, average, médiocre

2. mediumnoun

   Synonyms:
   middle, means, instrumentality, agency, menstruum, psychic

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1. List of paraphrases for "medium":

   medium-, average, medium-sized, psychic, means, middle, medium-size, environment, medium-scale, averages, media, way, median, medium-term, moderate, mid-, east, secondary, mid-sized, mean, midsize, intermediate, mid, milieu, mediumsized, middle-, plea, mid-term, mid-size, midst

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How to use medium in a sentence?

1. Pauline Kael:

   The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

2. Matarazo José da Silva:

   That could happen in the medium term... If iron ore remains low, we will face a different reality and have to adapt.

3. Stefanie Birkmann:

   I’m not so pessimistic for the year as a whole. I think it will take some time to work this through, but I think we are seeing a pickup already in medium-size deal activity.

4. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo:

   In fact, medium to long term and hopefully we will be able to go back to more or less where there was greater freedom of movement (before) current restrictions.

5. Boris Johnson:

   What they don't want is friction at the border, they don't want any interruption of the economy. So they're sacrificing all the medium - and long-term gains out of fear of short term disruption, they're terrified of this nonsense. It's all total mumbo jumbo.