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

There is evidence that the planet is healing amid massive efforts to mitigate climate change and fight biodiversity loss. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

The push for funding comes amid a number of high-profile incidents involving apparent air traffic control mistakes, including a deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York City last month. —Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray wasteland of lunar craters. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026

The rainstorm, however, is the least of Haiti’s worries as authorities continue to see several overlapping developments amid an ongoing rise in kidnappings and rapes and indiscriminate attacks against civilians, all carried out by armed gangs. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

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