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

Need another word that means the same as “middle”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “middle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Middle” are: center, centre, eye, heart, midriff, midsection, mean, median, dead centre, focus, hub, nucleus, midst, waist, waistline, belly, gut, stomach, paunch, pot belly, beer belly, halfway, midway, in-between, mediate, central, mid, medium, medial, equidistant, mesial, intermediate, intermedial, intermediary, inner, inside

Middle as a Noun

Definitions of "Middle" as a noun

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

• The form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action.
• A person's waist and stomach.
• The point at or around the centre of a period of time, activity, etc.
• An area that is approximately central within some larger region.
• Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period.
• An intermediate part or section- Aristotle.
• An intermediate part or section.
• The point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.
• The middle area of the human torso (usually in front.

Synonyms of "Middle" as a noun (21 Words)

beer belly	A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops.
belly	A pig s belly as food especially as a traded commodity. The belly of a sail.
center	Basketball the person who plays center on a basketball team. His stories made him the center of the party.
centre	A point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something. A conference centre.
dead centre	A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense.
eye	A thing resembling an eye in appearance shape or relative position. My cat is blind in one eye.
focus	Special emphasis attached to something. In focus.
gut	Personal courage and determination; toughness of character. What s the matter with you misery guts.
heart	The region of the chest above the heart. Hardening his heart he ignored her entreaties.
hub	The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes. The kitchen was the hub of family life.
mean	An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n.
median	The median value of a range of values. Acreages ranged from one to fifty two with a median of twenty four.
midriff	(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration. Young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable.
midsection	The middle part of something.
midst	The middle part or point. He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm.
nucleus	A discrete mass of grey matter in the central nervous system. The nucleus of a British film producing industry.
paunch	A large or protruding belly. His body was powerful and square with the beginnings of a paunch.
pot belly	Metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid.
stomach	The stomach viewed as the seat of hunger nausea anxiety or other unsettling feelings. Blake hit him in the stomach.
waist	The circumference of a person s waist. A jacket with a high waist.
waistline	An imaginary line around a car or other vehicle at the level of the bottom of the windows. The changing waistline in women s fashions.

Usage Examples of "Middle" as a noun

• A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end.
• Rain during the middle of April.
• The middle of the war.
• She stood alone in the middle of the street.
• He had a towel round his middle.
• We were married in the middle of December.

Middle as an Adjective

Definitions of "Middle" as an adjective

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

• (of a language) of the period between the old and modern forms.
• Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series.
• Denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
• At an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.
• Equally distant from the extremes.
• Of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages.
• Between an earlier and a later period of time.
• Denoting a transitive verb in English which does not have an equivalent passive, e.g. had in he had an idea.
• (of a member of a group or sequence) placed so as to have the same number of members on each side.
• Intermediate in rank, quality, or ability.

Synonyms of "Middle" as an adjective (18 Words)

center	Equally distant from the extremes.
central	Serving as an essential component. Central London.
equidistant	The same distance apart at every point. The line joins together all points which are equidistant from the two axes.
halfway	At a point midway between two extremes. We ve reached the halfway point of the season.
in-between	Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series.
inner	Innermost or essential. Inner regions of the organization.
inside	Situated on or in the inside. He reached into his inside jacket pocket.
intermedial	Coming between two things in time, place, or character; intermediate.
intermediary	Intermediate. An intermediary stage.
intermediate	Around the middle of a scale of evaluation. Intermediate skiers.
mean	Excellent. A mean hut.
medial	Dividing an animal into right and left halves. A medial ligament.
median	Denoting the middle term or mean of the middle two terms of a series arranged in order of magnitude For example the median number of the series 55 62 76 85 93 is 76. The median income for the year was 15 000.
mediate	Connected indirectly through another person or thing involving an intermediate agency. The disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact.
medium	Around the middle of a scale of evaluation. John is six feet tall of medium build.
mesial	Being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body.
mid	Of or in the middle part or position of a range. In mid 1958.
midway	Situated in or towards the middle of something. A midway path is chosen between the diverging aspirations of the two factions.

Usage Examples of "Middle" as an adjective

• The early and middle part of life.
• Middle High German.
• There is a dearth of talent at middle level.
• The woman was in her middle forties.
• In his middle thirties.
• The middle point on a line.
• Middle and eastern Europe.
• In the middle years.

Associations of "Middle" (30 Words)

anodyne	A painkilling drug or medicine. The anodyne properties of certain drugs.
arbitrate	Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. The insurance ombudsman arbitrates insurance matters.
arbitrator	An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute. The facts of the case are put to an independent arbitrator.
average	Achieve or reach on average. The average lad likes a good night out.
between	In between. Layers of paper with tar in between.
center	Center upon. His stories made him the center of the party.
central	Of the greatest importance; principal or essential. Coaches met at a central location.
halfway	At or to a point midway between two others. At the halfway mark.
impartial	Showing lack of favoritism. The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
intercede	Intervene on behalf of another. I prayed that she would intercede for us.
interim	An interim dividend profit etc. An interim dividend.
intermediate	An intermediate thing. An intermediate stage of development.
meantime	The time between one event, process, or period and another. In the meantime the police were notified.
meddlesome	Fond of meddling; interfering. Heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians.
median	Denoting the middle term or mean of the middle two terms of a series arranged in order of magnitude For example the median number of the series 55 62 76 85 93 is 76. The median income for the year was 15 000.
mediate	Occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others. Structures which mediate gender divisions.
mediation	Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration. The parties have sought mediation and it has failed.
mediator	A negotiator who acts as a link between parties. The government appointed a mediator to assist in finding a resolution to the dispute.
mediterranean	Of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea.
mid	Used in combination to denote the middle. Mid brown hair.
middlebrow	A middlebrow person. Middlebrow fiction.
midway	At half the distance; at the middle. The kids head straight for the midway.
moderate	A person who holds moderate views especially in politics. Moderate demands.
moderately	To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. The event was moderately successful.
modest	Relatively moderate, limited, or small. Modest inflation.
neuter	A neuter word. The conquering hero is a neuter.
neutral	An electrically neutral point terminal conductor or wire. Walls are painted in neutral tones.
pivot	A movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot while keeping the other the pivot foot in contact with the floor. The government s reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister.
pivotal	Fixed on or as if on a pivot. Japan s pivotal role in the world economy.
proximal	Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin. The proximal end of a bone.