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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Residents who were in the property at the time had to be evacuated in the middle of the night.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Historical data shows May falls roughly in the middle, as far as monthly stock performance goes.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

As an artificial-intelligence researcher with a specialty in videogames, Togelius is caught in the middle of what he calls “an ongoing culture war” between his passions.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“If I have a solar array producing in the middle of the day in Texas, I’m not getting very much for the power I’m producing,” said Gary Cunningham, director of market research at Tradition Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“You don’t deny that you go to Washington in the middle of the night? Mr. Dannenberg, I think we both know that there are things in this conversation that we are not saying.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

middle

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