MIDDLE GROUND Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

middle ground

noun

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as in middle

a middle point between extremes both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground

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Recent Examples of middle ground Public policy decisions always need to strive for middle ground, and those leadership decisions often referred to as arrogant can just as easily be called principled leadership. —

Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 If browning is a concern, waiting to flip every minute or two until after the crust has already started forming can be a good middle ground. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit. —

Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Several spoke about the hunger for a middle ground anchored in community. —

Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle ground

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middle

Noun

Kelsey knew she’d one day be caught in the middle of these two, and now that day has arrived.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 June 2026
Brady Boles greeted Lauridsen with a single up the middle.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026