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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It also requires environmental approval, which he said EnergyX aims to have in place by the middle of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Just a coincidental blip in the middle of a long season?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

When his daughter, now 21, sought to run cross-country in middle school and field hockey in high school, she was allowed.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

In late 2024, her dad called in the middle of the night in pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 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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