intermediary

¹in·ter·me·di·ary

adj \ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ˌer-ē\

Definition of INTERMEDIARY

1

: intermediate

2

: acting as a mediator <an intermediary agent> <an intermediary particle>

Examples of INTERMEDIARY

1. <the bridal couple were regally ensconced in intermediary seats at the head table>

First Known Use of INTERMEDIARY

1788

Related to INTERMEDIARY

Synonyms: central, halfway, middle, intermediate, medial, median, mediate, medium, mid, midmost

Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

Related Words: equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-between

Near Antonyms: outer, peripheral

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Rhymes with INTERMEDIARY

beneficiary, devolutionary, eleemosynary, evidentiary, evolutionary, extraliterary, insurrectionary, paramilitary, penitentiary, quatercentenary, revolutionary, sesquicentenary, supernumerary, valetudinary