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middle

[mid-l] / ˈmɪd l /
ADJECTIVE
central
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intermediate
STRONG
average center inside intervening mainstream mean median medium mezzo
WEAK
between betwixt and between centermost equidistant halfway inner medial middle-of-the-road middlemost midmost smack in the middle straddling the fence
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior extreme outside
WEAK
border outer
NOUN
center
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heart midst
STRONG
core deep focus inside marrow mean media midpoint midriff midsection thick waist
WEAK
halfway halfway point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exterior exteriority outside
WEAK
border margin

Example Sentences

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"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

I turned 50 in the middle of the unraveling, sandwiched somewhere in the chaos of a second painful surgery and my mother’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“The middle class is shifting how they are spending,” Long said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Mirman voices middle child Gene Belcher in Fox’s animated comedy “Bob’s Burgers,” which is currently in its 16th season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I pull a folder labeled “Around the World” from the middle of the box and flip it open.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.