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intermediate
intermediate
adjective
Definition of INTERMEDIATE
1
being about midway between extremes of amount or size <with a compact being too small and a van too large, we settled on an intermediate-sized sedan>
Synonyms average, intermediate, mean, median, medium, middling, midsize (also midsized), moderate, modest
Related Words reasonable; common, commonplace, conventional, normal, popular, regular, routine, standard, typical, usual; adequate, passable, tolerable
Near Antonyms excessive, extreme; exceptional, rare, strange, uncommon, unusual; distinctive, idiosyncratic, special, unique; individual, peculiar, private
2
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes <although the party activists tend to back candidates with somewhat extreme views, ordinary voters generally prefer the intermediate aspirant>
Synonyms central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, mediate, medium, mid, midmost
Related Words equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-between
Near Antonyms outer, peripheral
Antonyms extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost
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