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Synonyms for middle
ˈmɪd lmid·dle
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Wiktionary
middlenoun
middlenoun
Being in the middle or in-between; as middle point, middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages, middle weight, etc.
The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
middlenoun
Central to.
middlenoun
the middle stump
middlenoun
The central part of a human body.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
middle
We speak of the center of a circle, the middle of a room, the middle of the street, the midst of a forest. The center is equally distant from every point of the circumference of a circle, or from the opposite boundaries on each axis of a parallelogram, etc.; the middle is more general and less definite. The center is a point; the middle may be a line or a space. We say at the center; in the middle. Midst commonly implies a group or multitude of surrounding objects. Compare synonyms for AMID.
Antonyms:
bound, boundary, circumference, perimeter, rim
Princeton's WordNet
center, centre, middle, heart, eyenoun
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
"it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
Synonyms:
affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, centre, center, tenderness, snapper, core, marrow, sum, fondness, nerve, ticker, nerve center, shopping center, midsection, optic, midriff, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, bosom, mall, essence, nub, mettle, pump, heart and soul, shopping centre, oculus, spunk, midpoint, eyeAntonyms:
offset, beginning, starting time, start, kickoff, end, first, commencement, outset, showtime, get-go, ending, proterozoic, untimely, New, primeval, advanced, archaeozoic, primordial, previous(p), late, primal, peripheral, proto(a), Modern, earliest, primaeval, archaean, earlyish, early, ripe, wee, beforehand(p), latish, azoic, Old, aboriginal, after-hours, earlier, posthumous, archeozoic, advance(a), premature, archean, terminalmiddlenoun
an intermediate part or section
"A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
Synonyms:
eye, midriff, heart, center, midsection, centreAntonyms:
commencement, starting time, kickoff, first, start, end, outset, get-go, showtime, ending, offset, beginning, late, earliest, New, archeozoic, wee, archean, primal, primordial, ripe, aboriginal, latish, earlyish, premature, after-hours, Modern, advanced, advance(a), proto(a), early, proterozoic, azoic, untimely, earlier, beforehand(p), primaeval, previous(p), posthumous, primeval, terminal, archaean, peripheral, archaeozoic, Oldmiddle, midriff, midsectionnoun
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
"young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
Synonyms:
center, heart, midsection, diaphragm, midriff, centre, eyeAntonyms:
commencement, starting time, outset, first, end, start, offset, beginning, ending, get-go, kickoff, showtime, archean, advanced, peripheral, azoic, archeozoic, latish, primal, archaeozoic, New, premature, earlyish, untimely, late, Modern, earliest, Old, beforehand(p), primeval, primaeval, earlier, aboriginal, terminal, advance(a), early, ripe, archaean, posthumous, wee, primordial, previous(p), proto(a), after-hours, proterozoicmiddleadjective
time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
"the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
Synonyms:
eye, midriff, heart, center, midsection, centreAntonyms:
beginning, commencement, offset, get-go, start, outset, end, ending, showtime, starting time, kickoff, first, New, early, beforehand(p), Old, aboriginal, Modern, archeozoic, ripe, primeval, archaeozoic, late, primal, primordial, after-hours, advanced, peripheral, latish, premature, posthumous, azoic, wee, archean, proterozoic, archaean, earlyish, primaeval, untimely, advance(a), terminal, previous(p), proto(a), earlier, earliestin-between, mediate, middleadjective
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
"adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"
Synonyms:
middle(a), midway, halfway, mediate, in-between, center(a)Antonyms:
outset, beginning, end, start, get-go, first, kickoff, ending, starting time, commencement, offset, showtime, Old, peripheral, archean, proterozoic, beforehand(p), latish, wee, aboriginal, early, premature, after-hours, archeozoic, Modern, proto(a), terminal, azoic, earlier, posthumous, advance(a), archaean, untimely, earlyish, New, primordial, late, primaeval, previous(p), primal, ripe, archaeozoic, advanced, primeval, earliestcenter(a), halfway, middle(a), midwayadjective
equally distant from the extremes
Antonyms:
end, offset, outset, start, beginning, commencement, showtime, kickoff, starting time, first, get-go, ending, advanced, archean, previous(p), archaeozoic, primal, New, proto(a), beforehand(p), wee, early, premature, peripheral, latish, earliest, proterozoic, Old, primeval, posthumous, late, archaean, azoic, earlyish, Modern, earlier, ripe, aboriginal, after-hours, archeozoic, terminal, advance(a), primordial, untimely, primaevalmiddleadjective
of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
"Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"
Synonyms:
middle(a), midway, halfway, mediate, in-between, center(a)Antonyms:
outset, ending, commencement, offset, get-go, start, beginning, starting time, end, first, showtime, kickoff, after-hours, earliest, New, proto(a), archean, primaeval, untimely, primordial, early, aboriginal, wee, terminal, latish, proterozoic, posthumous, peripheral, late, advanced, earlier, earlyish, previous(p), premature, primeval, Old, archeozoic, azoic, primal, advance(a), ripe, Modern, archaean, archaeozoic, beforehand(p)middleverb
between an earlier and a later period of time
"in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"
Synonyms:
middle(a), midway, halfway, mediate, in-between, center(a)Antonyms:
commencement, starting time, beginning, get-go, ending, end, start, first, kickoff, outset, showtime, offset, primaeval, early, late, earliest, beforehand(p), Old, aboriginal, New, proto(a), proterozoic, archeozoic, Modern, latish, previous(p), earlier, primordial, untimely, archaean, earlyish, after-hours, premature, ripe, posthumous, advanced, primeval, terminal, primal, archaeozoic, peripheral, azoic, advance(a), wee, archeanmiddleverb
put in the middle
Antonyms:
end, outset, kickoff, starting time, commencement, first, start, showtime, get-go, ending, offset, beginning, azoic, primaeval, primal, advance(a), terminal, New, proto(a), latish, wee, archaeozoic, earlier, beforehand(p), archaean, aboriginal, late, premature, previous(p), early, archean, earliest, Modern, primeval, after-hours, advanced, ripe, archeozoic, Old, posthumous, untimely, earlyish, primordial, proterozoic, peripheral
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
middleadjective
Synonyms:
mean, medial, half way, between the extremesmiddlenoun
Synonyms:
midst, centre, central part
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
middleadjective
Synonyms:
mean, medial, intermediate, interveningmiddlenoun
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "middle":
asharq, east, intermediate, al-sharq, oriente, medium, mid, average, idler, medium-sized, intermediary, midst, amid, central, environment, středního, median, half, intermediaries, mid-, middle-of-the-road, intermediates, means, intermedia, sharq, mid-term, media, orient, milieu, middle-level, centre
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#216 | center | |
#331 | media | |
#576 | east | |
#686 | central | |
#754 | means | |
#774 | average | |
#786 | environment | |
#824 | centre | |
#889 | heart | |
#928 | half | |
#1141 | middle | |
#1566 | eye | |
#1614 | medium | |
#1617 | core | |
#2045 | mid | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#3505 | kernel | |
#3601 | sum | |
#3877 | pump | |
#4041 | meat | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4518 | mall | |
#4733 | plaza | |
#5026 | intermediate | |
#5283 | median | |
#7805 | essence | |
#8377 | nerve | |
#10691 | optic | |
#12159 | midway | |
#12558 | ticker | |
#12856 | midst | |
#13835 | amid | |
#14515 | orient | |
#14560 | marrow | |
#15254 | halfway | |
#15988 | affection | |
#21854 | intermediary | |
#23522 | diaphragm | |
#26305 | intermediaries | |
#26616 | mediate | |
#26713 | tenderness | |
#27827 | snapper | |
#29027 | intermediates | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#32803 | gist | |
#34299 | milieu | |
#37398 | midpoint | |
#44610 | spunk | |
#47936 | idler | |
#48084 | fondness | |
#49139 | intermedia | |
#59668 | oriente | |
#65586 | mettle | |
#69995 | pith | |
#70251 | nub | |
#71898 | centerfield | |
#99790 | midsection | |
#106597 | midriff | |
#131859 | oculus | |
#153235 | sharq | |
#194780 | philia | |
#219279 | asharq | |
#244606 | inwardness | |
#315244 | warmness |
How to use middle in a sentence?
It's not a budget that reflects the future. It's not a budget that reflects growth. It's not a budget that is going to help ensure that middle-class families are able to maintain security and stability and that people who are trying to get into the middle class are going to have the rungs on the ladder to get into the middle class.
There are three social classes in America upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class.
Republicans should be warned right here, right now, Democrats are not going to help you pass appropriations bills that lock in senseless, automatically triggered cuts that hurt the middle class, instead, we'll be eager to work with our Republican colleagues to prevent those cuts from taking effect and restoring both defense spending and vital middle class funding in an even way; $1 for defense, $1 for the middle class.
Judith Martin, (Miss Manners):
There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class.
Being the world's biggest crude importer should give China more buying power. China's engagement in the Middle East will continue to change, and it will no longer be the minority player, china becomes not only more important to Middle Eastern states, but the Middle East becomes progressively more important to China relative to other countries that are importing less oil.
Translations for middle
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- middeAfrikaans
- اوسط, وسط, متوسط, منتصفArabic
- цӏцӏоробAvaric
- ortaAzerbaijani
- mitjàCatalan, Valencian
- střed, prostředníCzech
- canolWelsh
- midteDanish
- Mitte, Mittel-, Mittelpunkt, mittlere, mittigGerman
- μέση, μέσοGreek
- mezoEsperanto
- medio, centro, centralSpanish
- کمر, مركزي, میان, مياني, ميانهPersian
- keski-, keskusta, keskivartalo, keskialue, keskipiste, keskikeho, keskeinen, keskikohta, puoliväliFinnish
- moyen, central, milieuFrench
- middel, middenWestern Frisian
- lár, meánIrish
- meadhan, meadhanachScottish Gaelic
- मध्यHindi
- derék, közép, középső, középpontHungarian
- միջին, մեջտեղ, կենտրոնArmenian
- medio, centrale, centro, mezzanoItalian
- אHebrew
- 中央, 中間Japanese
- 중간, 中間, 중앙의, 가운데, 중앙, 中央Korean
- ناوهڕاست, ناوهندKurdish
- mediumLatin
- vidurysLithuanian
- vidus, centrāls, viduklis, vidējsLatvian
- половина, средишен, среден, средина, средиштеMacedonian
- tengah, pusatMalay
- အလယ်Burmese
- midden, centrumDutch
- środkowy, środek, sercePolish
- منځ, منځنیPashto, Pushto
- metade, meio, centro, médio, centralPortuguese
- miez, mediu, mijlocRomanian
- середина, среднийRussian
- prostredný, stred, strednýSlovak
- mesAlbanian
- mitt, central, mellerstSwedish
- నడుము, మధ్యTelugu
- gitnaTagalog
- середнійUkrainian
- giữaVietnamese
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