MEDIUM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MEDIUM?

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The synonyms of “Medium” are: mass medium, culture medium, metier, sensitive, spiritualist, means of communication, means of expression, mode of expression, means, method, way, form, agency, channel, forum, habitat, element, environment, surroundings, milieu, setting, conditions, circumstances, ambience, atmosphere, clairvoyant, mind reader, fortune teller, seer, necromancer, middle way, middle course, middle ground, middle, mean, median, central point, centre, average, norm, standard, intermediate, middling, medium-sized, moderate, fair, normal, usual

Medium as a Noun

Definitions of "Medium" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “medium” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person claiming to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the dead and the living.
• (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms.
• An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication.
• A state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position.
• An occupation for which you are especially well suited.
• An intervening substance through which something is achieved.
• The material or form used by an artist, composer, or writer.
• Transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public.
• A liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter.
• A means by which something is communicated or expressed.
• A nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms.
• Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead.
• A particular form of storage material for computer files, such as magnetic tape or discs.
• A substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed.
• A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information.
• An agency or means of doing something.
• The surrounding environment.
• The substance in which an organism lives or is cultured.
• The middle quality or state between two extremes; a reasonable balance.
• (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public.
• (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed.
• A liquid (e.g. oil or water) with which pigments are mixed, with a binder, to make paint.
• The intervening substance through which sensory impressions are conveyed or physical forces are transmitted.

Synonyms of "Medium" as a noun (41 Words)

agency	An administrative unit of government. Canals carved by the agency of running water.
ambience	Quality or character given to a sound recording by the space in which the sound occurs. The relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests.
atmosphere	A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. The atmosphere was thick with fog.
average	Reduction in the amount payable under an insurance policy, e.g. in respect of partial loss. He is about average in height.
central point	A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.
centre	A conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine. The city was a centre of discontent.
channel	A service or station using a channel of frequencies. A new television channel.
circumstances	Your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you. He found himself in straitened circumstances.
clairvoyant	Someone who has the power of clairvoyance. She has had a message from a clairvoyant that her son is alive and well.
conditions	The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation. Hazardous working conditions.
culture medium	The tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group.
element	Each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter Each element is distinguished by its atomic number i e the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. The alchemists believed that there were four elements.
environment	The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity. A desktop development environment.
form	An ability to perform well. Every distinction in meaning is associated with a distinction in form.
fortune teller	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.
forum	A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged. We hope these pages act as a forum for debate.
habitat	A person’s usual or preferred surroundings. Wild chimps in their natural habitat.
mass medium	The common people generally.
mean	An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n.
means	Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end. He came from a family of very modest means.
means of communication	Considerable capital (wealth or income.
means of expression	An instrumentality for accomplishing some end.
median	The median value of a range of values. Acreages ranged from one to fifty two with a median of twenty four.
method	A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. A method for software maintenance.
metier	An occupation for which you are especially well suited. In law he found his true metier.
middle	The middle area of the human torso usually in front. A whole is that which has beginning middle and end.
middle course	An area that is approximately central within some larger region.
middle ground	The middle area of the human torso (usually in front.
middle way	Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period.
milieu	The environmental condition. Gregory came from the same aristocratic milieu as Sidonius.
mind reader	An important intellectual.
mode of expression	A classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility.
necromancer	One who practices magic or sorcery. Dr Faustus a necromancer of the 16th century.
norm	Something that is usual, typical, or standard. It set the norm for American homes.
seer	An expert who provides forecasts of the economic or political future. Our seers have grown gloomier about prospects for growth.
sensitive	Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead.
setting	A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place. The perfect setting for a ghost story.
spiritualist	An advocate of the doctrine that the spirit exists as distinct from matter, or that spirit is the only reality. A non denominational spiritualist.
standard	(especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity. The schools comply with federal standards.
surroundings	The area in which something exists or lives. I took up the time admiring my surroundings.
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. That table s in the way.

Usage Examples of "Medium" as a noun

• A happy medium.
• These cells are grown in a nutrient-rich medium.
• Here the Welsh language is the medium of instruction.
• Fish require an aqueous medium.
• The dissolving medium is called a solvent.
• There is a medium between being modest and boastful.
• Radio communication needs no physical medium between the two stations.
• He consulted several mediums.
• Oil paint is the most popular medium for glazing.
• Their primitive valuables acted as a medium of exchange.
• Using the latest technology as a medium for job creation.

Medium as an Adjective

Definitions of "Medium" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “medium” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside.
• Around the middle of a scale of evaluation.
• Cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside.
• About halfway between two extremes of size or another quality; average.

Synonyms of "Medium" as an adjective (9 Words)

average	Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. Average people.
fair	Considerable though not outstanding in size or amount. By fair means or foul.
intermediate	Around the middle of a scale of evaluation. Intermediate skiers.
medium-sized	Intermediate in size.
middling	(of a person) in reasonably good but not perfect health. People on middling incomes.
moderate	(of a person, party, or policy) not radical or excessively right- or left-wing. We walked at a moderate pace.
normal	Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm not abnormal. The normal course of events.
standard	Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind. A standard size.
usual	Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure. The usual greeting.

Usage Examples of "Medium" as an adjective

• John is six feet tall, of medium build.
• Plan for the medium term.
• Medium-length hair.
• Medium bombers.