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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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

Batting in the middle has always been Danni Wyatt-Hodge's happy place.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Earnings growth should remain strong, Chronert says, largely driven by an artificial-intelligence spending supercycle that’s still in its middle stages.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It set sail from the German island of Rügen, headed for the middle of the Baltic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Her name is Grace, just like your middle name.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

middle

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