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mid

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mid

  1. occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes her mid molar will have to be extracted and replaced by a bridge Synonyms central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, mediate, medium, middle, midmostRelated Words equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-betweenNear Antonyms outer, peripheralAntonyms extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

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mid

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of mid

  1. in or into the middle of mid a tangle of weeds grew a perfect rose Synonyms amid (or amidst), among, midst, throughRelated Words between, betwixtNear Antonyms from, out of

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