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Definitions

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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Factory work and office jobs were once Americans’ most reliable ticket to the middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He did not openly identify as gay given the complication of social life in middle class Bengal in the times he lived in.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Charlie had seen Tansy home in the middle of the night.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.