middle ground
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nounDefinition of MIDDLE GROUND
1
: a standpoint or area midway between extreme or opposing positions, options, or objectives
2
: middle distance 1
See Examples of MIDDLE GROUND
- The judge of the case chose a middle ground between harshness and leniency.
- Both sides in this debate need to do more to establish some middle ground.
First Known Use of MIDDLE GROUND
1752
Related to MIDDLE GROUND
- Synonyms
- golden mean, medium, middle, mean, midpoint
Rhymes with MIDDLE GROUND
aboveground, Afghan hound, all-around, battleground, been around, belowground, bottom round, breeding ground, bring around, cast around, common ground, decompound, dumping ground, end around, fool around, get around, go around, hang around, horse around, in the round, jerk around, kick around, mess around, muscle-bound, Norton Sound, off the ground, on background, on the ground, outward-bound, paperbound, perfect-bound, proving ground, push around, quarter-bound, runaround, screw around, shootaround, sleep around, spiral-bound, staging ground, stand one's ground, steamship round, stick around, stomping ground, surround sound, turnaround, turn around, ultrasound, underground, weather-bound, work-around, wraparound
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