Synonyms of mediating

mediating

verb

present participle of mediate

as in intervening

to act as a go-between for opposing sides

their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intervening
• interfering
• interceding
• intermediating
• interposing
• arbitrating
• moderating
• meddling
• negotiating
• intruding
• prying
• snooping
• breaking (in)
• invading
• obtruding
• refereeing
• bothering
• cutting in
• butting in
• infringing
• trespassing
• barging (in)
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• standing by
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• eschewing
• shunning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mediating

Quietly, Alpha 2 (Dave Bautista) is mediating all matters, and another Alpha Gang member (Chris Pine) comes down to Earth. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

In the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, France's initial mediating role gave way to a pro-Armenia stance, alienating Baku and diminishing its leverage with Yerevan, which now increasingly favors the US. — Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also were there. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Kushner was one of a trio of envoys meeting with al-Hayya, with officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also there. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Kushner and Hamas’ Khalil al Hayya were joined by mediating officials from Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Pakistan has played a key mediating role between Washington and Tehran since the start of the recent hostilities, hosting peace negotiations in Islamabad and helping to broker a temporary ceasefire. — Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

But behind the scenes, their departments engaged in sometimes acrimonious battle, and Overton was in the center, mediating the back-and-forth. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Our role is limited to mediating the negotiations and ICRC leads on the implementation of the release operation. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026