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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“Just in the middle of 13 in a row, I felt this was a good day to kind of sit and watch a ballgame,” Roberts said before the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

For a June 12 debut, SpaceX would likely need to make its IPO paperwork public by the middle of next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

If you lose your job in the middle of the year, you may end up in a meaningfully lower income-tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

We meet him in the middle of rehearsal week at Vienna's Museum of Science and Technology, where the second floor is full of early mechanical instruments and historical synthesisers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

I look over my shoulder to the clock in the middle of the station.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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