in the middle

Part of Speech:

All (5) Adjective (3) Adverb (1) Preposition (1)

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between the devil and the deep blue sea adj.
on the fence adj.
undecided adj.
between adv.
through prep.

ADJECTIVE

between the devil and the deep blue sea

Synonyms

WEAK

Catch-22 Hobson's choice between Scylla and Charybdis between a rock and a hard place between the hammer and the anvil between two fires cornered in a dilemma in a pickle in a predicament no choice sitting on a powder keg

ADJECTIVE

on the fence

Synonyms

WEAK

ambivalent betwixt and between blowing hot and cold borderline debatable divided hemming and hawing hesitant iffy impartial indecisive irresolute neutral not definite not sure of two minds open running hot and cold tentative torn uncertain unclear uncommitted undetermined unsure up in the air waffling wavering wishy-washy

ADJECTIVE

undecided

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambivalent doubtful hesitant uncertain unclear uncommitted undetermined unsure vague wavering

WEAK

betwixt and between blowing hot and cold borderline debatable dithering dubious equivocal hemming and hawing iffy indecisive indefinite irresolute moot of two minds on the fence open pendent pending running hot and cold tentative torn unfinished unsettled up in the air waffling wishy-washy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear definite determined resolved secure settled sure

WEAK

decided undoubted

ADVERB

between

Synonyms

STRONG

betwixt

WEAK

amid amidst among at intervals bounded by centrally located enclosed by halfway in in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway separating

PREPOSITION

through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about straight

WEAK

by clear for the period from beginning to end in in and out into past round throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

around

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in the middle

"You've got to have a certain mindset to walk out into a freezing cold lake in the middle of January," Ben, 27, explained.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"The Houthis have completed their takeover of the Bab al-Mandab area and Mayyun Island, which is located in the middle of the strait," he added, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

I’m on record with my horror—this was one of the best U.S. men’s tennis performances in eons, buried in the middle of the night—but the result is undeniable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

So, in the middle of Minnesota winter, she started taking her clothes off in the entryway and throwing them on the front step.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

A whippoorwill called from the distance, bugs dive-bombed my ears, and I stood in the middle of Grandpa Jimmy’s alfalfa field, stalks up to my elbows.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

in the middle

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