amid

preposition

ə-ˈmid 

variants or amidst

ə-ˈmidst 

-ˈmitst

1

: in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among

amid the crowd

2

a

: during

amid the fighting

b

: with the accompaniment of

resigned amid rumors of misconduct

Synonyms of amid

• among

Examples of amid in a Sentence

It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.

The investigation comes amid growing concerns.

Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.

He managed to escape amid the confusion.

There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the old watering holes — like Palmer’s Bar, which predates World War I — have struggled and closed amid changing demographics, shifting drinking habits and declining foot traffic. —Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025

This year, Julia Roberts and Sean Penn both deliver star turns as complicated, volatile characters amid volatile political environments. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025

Trump is a creature of the Manhattan-real-estate world; Putin grew up amid the rubble of postwar Leningrad. —Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025

Humans are no longer the masters of creation; that role belongs to small mammals amid highly evolved, intelligent plants. —The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

amid from Middle English amidde, from Old English onmiddan, from on + middan, dative of midde mid; amidst from Middle English amiddes, from amidde + -es -s

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for amid

• eyelid
• forbid
• majid
• outbid
• outdid
• plasmid
• turbid
• undid
• bid
• did
• grid
• hid

Kids Definition

amid

preposition

ə-ˈmid 

variants or amidst

-ˈmidst 

: in or into the middle of

amid the crowd