Definitions

among

[uh-muhng] / əˈmʌŋ /

PREPOSITION

in the middle of; between

Synonyms

WEAK

amid amidst betwixt encompassed by in dispersion through in the midst of in the thick of mid surrounded by with

Antonyms

WEAK

away from outside separate

PREPOSITION

in a group

Synonyms

WEAK

by all of by the whole of in association with in connection with in the class of in the company of mutually out of together with with with one another

Antonyms

WEAK

away from outside separate

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Among women, the strongest signal appeared with Ozempic.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Among the many questions surrounding the incident, two felt the most urgent on Friday night: How long will the evacuation last?

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Among other virtues, this design preserves most of the MX-5’s limited luggage space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Among the poorest fifth of 45- to 62-year-olds, the median lifetime-spending increase is 15.9%, “with one in four gaining more than 27.4%,” they concluded.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Among the perfectly beautiful immortals he only was ugly.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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