Synonyms for Amidst
əˈmɪdstamidst

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1. amidstpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among, amid

2. amidstpreposition

   In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

   Synonyms:
   among, amongst, amid

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1. amidst

   Amid or amidst denotes surrounded by; among or amongst denotes mingled with. Between (archaic or poetic, betwixt) is said of two persons or objects, or of two groups of persons or objects. "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen," Gen. xiii, 9; the reference being to two bodies of herdmen. Amid denotes mere position; among, some active relation, as of companionship, hostility, etc. Lowell's "Among my Books" regards the books as companions; amid my books would suggest packing, storing, or some other incidental circumstance. We say among friends, or among enemies, amidst the woods, amid the shadows. In the midst of may have merely the local meaning; as, I found myself in the midst of a crowd; or it may express even closer association than among; as, "I found myself in the midst of friends" suggests their pressing up on every side, oneself the central object; so, "where two or three are met together in my name, there am I in the midst of them," Matt. xviii, 20; in which case it would be feebler to say "among them," impossible to say "amid them," not so well to say "amidst them."

   Synonyms:
   amid, among, amongst, between, betwixt, in the midst of, mingled with, surrounded by

   Antonyms:
   afar from, away from, beyond, far from, outside, without

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1. amidst

   Synonyms:
   between, among, betwixt

   Antonyms:
   outside, without, beyond

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1. amidstadjective

   Synonyms:
   AMONG, amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, surrounded by

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1. List of paraphrases for "amidst":

   amid, central

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1. David Cannington:

   Amidst market turbulence there is a call to arms for the G20 to get the global economy back on track, while we can hope for a substantive policy prescription, it's a forlorn one. There is simply too much self-interest globally and that dominates group interest.

2. Derek Holt at Scotiabank:

   There are dim hopes amidst an active rumor mill that on balance continues to portray both Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his main banker German Chancellor Angela Merkel as uncompromising.

3. Stephen Innes:

   Asia is trading higher today as risk appetite appears to be returning amidst receding volatility around bank stocks, at least for the time being ahead of Wednesday’s schedule statement from the FOMC.

4. Mark Zuckerberg:

   Since Covid emerged, people have used our services to stay in touch with friends and family who they can't be with in person, and to keep their businesses running online even when physical stores are closed, in many ways amidst this very difficult period for people around the world, our services are more important now than ever before.

5. Jeff Leach:

   Amidst the darkness of death row and her own impending execution, Melissa radiated a deep and sincere joy and an unspeakable hope, without question, Melissa's case is the most troubling and shocking death penalty case I've ever seen. The system literally failed her at every turn.