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amid

preposition
variants: or amidst

Synonyms and Antonyms of amid

1 in or into the middle of

  • having grown up amid farmers and ranchers, Keith still thinks of himself as a country boy at heart
Synonyms of amid

among (also amongst), mid, midst, through
Words Related to amid

between, betwixt
Phrases Synonymous with amid

in the thick of
Near Antonyms of amid

from, out of

2 in the course of

  • amidst the messy divorce proceedings they never forgot that their children mattered most
Synonyms of amid

by, during, over, pending, through, throughout

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