Synonyms for amid
əˈmɪdamid

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1. amidpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among

2. amidpreposition

   Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among

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1. amid

   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:
   amidst, among, 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. amidadjective

   Synonyms:
   AMONG, amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, surrounded by

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1. List of paraphrases for "amid":

   central, amidst, downtown, center, middle, under

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1. Lori Andrus:

   We [Andrus' San Francisco-based firm] sued the makers of Magic Bullet, a year ago, for the same suit. We settled the suit, and got them to add the warnings to their manuals. 8 MILLION CUISINART FOOD PROCESSORS RECALLED AMID REPORTS OF BROKEN BLADES I suspect that since they [NutriBullet] are a common defendant they’ve starting adding the same warnings.

2. North Africa analyst Geoff Porter:

   Today's attack did not come out of nowhere. In fact, it comes amid ongoing counterterrorism efforts elsewhere in the country, increasing pressure on terrorist activities ... may have squeezed the balloon, with terrorists seeking softer targets with more symbolic impact in the capital.

3. Tencent Video:

   Amid the evolving macro-economic and competitive challenges, we continue to invest in enhancing our platforms, services and technologies, for better supporting our users and enterprise customers.

4. Feng Xingya:

   When there is not much demand amid a pickup in production, price competition will obviously increase.

5. Rainer Guntermann:

   The market looks set to move into calmer waters this week, the sharp countermoves in yields, curves and spreads amid waning rate hike expectations face a reality check also given the light agenda over the next few days.