Synonyms of intermediate

intermediate 1 of 3

adjective

ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ət 

1

as in average

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in halfway

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

intermediate

2 of 3

noun

as in intermediary

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement

she often used her father as an intermediate in arguments with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intermediary
• mediator
• buffer
• negotiator
• broker
• liaison
• ambassador
• honest broker
• middleman
• negotiant
• intercessor
• agent
• conciliator
• peacemaker
• attorney
• interceder
• moderator
• proxy
• advisor
• representative
• referee
• interposer
• adviser
• factor
• judge
• go-between
• delegate
• umpire
• deputy
• envoy
• counsellor
• messenger
• medium
• bargainer
• troubleshooter
• counselor
• pacificator
• arbiter
• emissary
• procurator
• reconciler
• arbitrator
• legate
• pacifier
• interferer
• appeaser
• busybody
• meddler

intermediate

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verb

ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ˌāt 

as in to intervene

to act as a go-between for opposing sides

if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intervene
• interfere
• mediate
• moderate
• intercede
• interpose
• break (in)
• cut in
• butt in
• arbitrate
• referee
• meddle
• negotiate
• trespass
• intrude
• pry
• snoop
• invade
• obtrude
• bother
• infringe
• chime in
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• stand by
• disregard
• ignore
• shun
• overlook
• eschew

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermediate

Adjective

This was most noticeable when the 13-week average crossed above the longer-term averages, a classic signal of an intermediate-term momentum shift. —Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025

Eventually in Sunday’s game, Hurts still fired an intermediate throw against zone coverage based on both conviction and rhythm. —Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Noun

Alongside Hill and Allgaier, keep your eye on Aric Almirola in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Sam Mayer, who's eighth in the standings and always a threat on intermediates. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025

Norris kept out of the wall and made it into the pits for intermediates, but Piastri got stuck in the grass at the final chicane and tumbled out of the points as a result. —Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

Verb

Rare is the business that grows by intermediating what is rendered worthless by the intermediation. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Their encounter would eventually lead to a conversation intermediated by a translator, an ad hoc animation critique, and, some years later, a job on Miyazaki’s 1997 classic Princess Mononoke, which has been remastered and re-released in Imax for the first time this week. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025