Synonyms of middle

middle 1 of 2

noun

1

as in mean

a middle point between extremes

his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mean
• midpoint
• middle ground
• norm
• medium
• middle of the road
• average
• standard
• median
• golden mean
• arithmetic mean
• par

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maximum
• minimum
• utmost

2

as in midst

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface

put the serving dish in the middle of the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midst
• center
• midpoint
• core
• interior
• inside

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• periphery
• perimeter

3

as in waist

the middle region of the human torso

clutched the football tightly against her middle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waist
• midsection
• midriff
• trunk
• waistline
• stomach
• abdomen
• belly
• gut

4

as in height

the most intense or characteristic phase of something

I'm right in the middle of a tax audit, so can you come back later?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midst
• height
• center
• thick
• depth
• deep
• heart

middle

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adjective

1

as in halfway

occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes

you must mark the exact middle point of each of these lines in order to solve the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halfway
• mid
• median
• central
• medial
• intermediate
• intermediary
• mediate
• midmost
• medium
• nearest
• equidistant
• inner
• in-between
• innermost
• grey
• borderline
• gray
• inmost
• betwixt and between

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• farthest
• outermost
• furthest
• remotest
• outer
• utmost
• peripheral
• furthermost
• farthermost
• outmost

2

as in average

being about midway between extremes of amount or size

a house that is middle-sized for that neighborhood

a man of middle height

Synonyms & Similar Words

• average
• median
• intermediate
• moderate
• typical
• medium
• middling
• modest
• midsize
• midsized
• normal
• reasonable
• mean
• standard
• usual
• adequate
• regular
• conventional
• routine
• common
• popular
• tolerable
• commonplace
• passable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• excessive
• unusual
• strange
• special
• rare
• uncommon
• private
• exceptional
• individual
• unique
• distinctive
• peculiar
• idiosyncratic

Phrases Containing middle

• middle age
• middle ground
• middle of nowhere
• middle of the road