interposed

ADJECTIVE

intermediate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

transitional

STRONG

average center central common compromising fair intermediary intervening mean median medium middling midway moderate neutral standard

WEAK

between halfway indifferent medial mediocre mid so-so

Antonyms

STRONG

abnormal biased exceptional exterior extraordinary extreme noble outside partial peripheral prejudiced unreasonable unusual

WEAK

end

ADJECTIVE

parenthetical

Synonyms

STRONG

incidental intermediate qualifying subordinate

WEAK

bracketed by the way episodic explanatory extraneous extrinsic in parenthesis inserted related

Antonyms

STRONG

important vital

WEAK

basic consequential

Example Sentences

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"When I purposely interposed names, they said I didn't know Pelosi from Nikki," Trump said at a rally in South Carolina last month, making another gaffe.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024

“I’m not a Nikki fan and I’m not a Pelosi fan and when I purposely interposed names they said, ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki, from Tricky Nikki,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Then a newsreel begins to play - it shows a montage of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, interposed with scenes of violence that marked the partition.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

“Really I must say I should think not!” interposed the grave lady.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

interposed

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