Synonyms of mediums

mediums

noun

variants or media

plural of medium

1

as in means

a middle point between extremes

trying to achieve a happy medium as far as the demands of career and family are concerned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• means
• middles
• averages
• standards
• norms
• midpoints
• golden means
• middle grounds
• arithmetic means
• medians
• pars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maximums
• maxima
• minimums
• minima
• utmosts

2

as in vehicles

something used to achieve an end

regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vehicles
• means
• instrumentalities
• mechanisms
• tools
• instruments
• agencies
• organs
• ministries
• agents
• machineries
• determinants
• ingredients
• weapons
• incentives
• catalysts
• factors
• influences
• stimuli
• drivers
• executors
• generators
• animators
• powers
• activators
• reasons
• inspirations
• causes
• expedients
• impetuses
• instigators
• launchers
• antecedents
• occasions
• energizers
• movers
• triggers
• sub-agents
• sub-agencies
• instigations
• subagents
• subagencies

3

as in environments

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

an artist who enjoys the cultural medium of the big city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• environments
• atmospheres
• environs
• elements
• contexts
• surroundings
• spaces
• climates
• settings
• milieux
• backdrops
• surrounds
• terrains
• milieus
• ambients
• climes
• locations
• contextures
• mise-en-scènes
• backgrounds
• geographies
• positions
• situations
• statuses
• places
• habitats
• microenvironments

4

as in psychics

a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead

the medium claims that she can put the grieving parents in touch with the spirit of their deceased son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychics
• spiritualists
• spiritists
• channels
• channelers
• clairvoyants
• sensitives
• mind readers
• telepaths
• mentalists

5

as in outlets

a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information

I think a blog might be a good medium for sharing your reviews of local restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlets
• venues
• platforms
• forums
• fora
• conduits
• soapboxes
• pipelines
• channels
• stages
• showcases

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mediums

Local media reported that the violence also sent hundreds to hospitals for injuries nationwide. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025

To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media. —Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025

Many members of the media criticized the team's performance as did supporters, who were not impressed with the Americans, particularly in the first half, when the Koreans controlled the game and scored both goals. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

Jamaican media outlet the Jamaican Observer reported that Ricketts, a seven-time national champion, had rejected three offers (two in 2022 and one in 2019) to switch nationality from unnamed European and Asian countries. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Bungalow is the second media venture Somaiya has launched in the last two years. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Prevost also condemned popular culture, societal, and media efforts that went against Catholicism and promoted the acceptance of homosexual relationships. —Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025

Six people were shot and one other was slashed in four separate incidents on or near Eastern Parkway within a two-hour span as the crowds were dispersing after the parade, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told media. —Robert Birsel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025