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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This summer, World Cup games have introduced commercial breaks smack in the middle of each half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

One of the crocodile's most unusual features was a prominent hump located in the middle of its snout.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

McVicar, who is currently in the middle of an Ibiza residency, says he's "so proud" he got to "do anything for Scotland".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The company expects to have more than 55,000 Nvidia processors deployed by the middle of next year.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

He’s in the middle of putting together an impressive and complex puzzle of some Greek goddess of some kind.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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