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

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

Advertisement Cohen has found the same thing during three decades of mediating workplace disputes and other high-conflict situations. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 July 2026

Mode three is the agent mediating the purchase with human approval at the end. — Firdosh Tangri, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026