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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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Until the U.S. can show it has definitive control over the strait, it seems unlikely that shipping companies will risk being caught in the middle of a shootout.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

A separate unit represents middle managers who don’t have a teaching credential.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s inventive, creative, imaginative without rules — the way artwork perhaps used to be in the middle ’80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“Housing is the middle class’s wealth engine—and many millennials showed up after the train already left the station,” said Ana Hernández Kent, who runs AK Research & Consulting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Charlie’d thrown me right in the middle of it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck