Synonyms of mediums

mediums

noun

variants or media

plural of medium

1

as in middles

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maxima
• minima
• utmosts

2

as in instrumentalities

something used to achieve an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentalities
• vehicles
• means
• instruments
• agents
• tools
• mechanisms
• factors
• agencies
• organs
• powers
• ingredients
• incentives
• ministries
• machineries
• influences
• weapons
• catalysts
• reasons
• determinants
• stimuli
• drivers
• executors
• causes
• generators
• inspirations
• impetuses
• expedients
• activators
• launchers
• animators
• occasions
• antecedents
• movers
• triggers
• energizers
• instigators
• 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
• surroundings
• atmospheres
• environs
• contexts
• surrounds
• climates
• spaces
• terrains
• settings
• milieus
• elements
• ambients
• locations
• climes
• places
• situations
• contextures
• mise-en-scènes
• backdrops
• backgrounds
• positions
• geographies
• habitats
• statuses
• 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
• telepaths
• sensitives
• mind readers
• mentalists

5

as in platforms

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mediums

Matt Bevin has for months claimed Johnson is unable to afford him a fair trial and is using the case to gain attention from the media. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Cell phone video later obtained by media outlets also appeared to conflict with Castro's description of the encounter. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

The Earle Meets World star isn’t the only person who has worked under Cooper who has criticized her media company. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

The social media company on Thursday announced several new comment features that will allow people to leave voice messages, vote in polls and share multiple photos under videos. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Critics challenged her privileged background, her celebrity and the degree to which the media treated her as the singular face of a movement that had always been larger and more diverse than any one person. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Just two years ago, Arizona State made the College Football Playoff after being picked to finish dead last in the preseason media poll. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

When asked about the case, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, which oversees legal licenses, said it was not authorized to deal with international media. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Woven throughout is a spotlight on SCAD students and alumni working at the leading edge of animation, motion-media design and visual effects. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026