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smack in the middle

ADJECTIVE
even
Synonyms
STRONG
balanced drawn equal equalized equivalent exact level matching parallel proportional same square tied uniform
WEAK
coequal comparable coterminous even-steven fifty-fifty horse to horse identical neck and neck on a par proportionate similar
Antonyms
STRONG
changing different disproportionate dissimilar divergent inconsistent unequal unlike variable
WEAK
agitated biased broken disparate irregular partial rough troubled uneven unfair
ADJECTIVE
middle
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 straddling the fence
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior extreme outside
WEAK
border outer
ADJECTIVE
midway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
halfway
STRONG
average center central inside intermediate mainstream mean median medium mezzo
WEAK
between betwixt and between centermost equidistant inner intervening medial mid middle-of-the-road middlemost midmost straddling the fence
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior extreme outside peripheral

Example Sentences

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“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” arrived smack in the middle of the most prestigious stretch of television’s modern Golden Age, when audiences swooned over “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Since then, it has rallied back to $103, smack in the middle of its range, as the probability of rate cuts has increased.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Some are grown near Hancock, Wis., a small village smack in the middle of a state best known for its cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Yet what Kennedy also didn’t seem to realize was that at that very moment he was already stuck smack in the middle of an elaborate publicity stunt himself.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025

Right smack in the middle when it came to seventh grade girls.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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