Synonyms for amid
əˈmɪdamid

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1. amidpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among

2. amidpreposition

   Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.

   Synonyms:
   amongst, among

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1. amid

   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:
   amidst, 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. amidadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "amid":

   central, amidst, downtown, center, middle, under

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1. Pope Francis about perceptions:

   The soul of the Cuban people ... was forged amid suffering and privation which would not suppress the faith.

2. George Santayana:

   The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.

3. Stephen Lee:

   We will see export growth increasingly diverge between the U.S. and non-U.S. economies amid high volatility in headline numbers.

4. Paul Chan:

   AMID CORONAVIRUS, IS IT SAFE TO SEND CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL ? EXPERTS, PARENTS WEIGH IN Professor Francis KL Chan, dean of the faculty of medicine and director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research at CUH, remarkedin the press release regarding another case where the stool sample test revealed a significant finding. Among the confirmed cases in the territory, we note that there is more than one COVID-19 patient who had stool test positive while tests for respiratory samples were negative. Stool test is accurate and safe, making it suitable and more effective for COVID-19 screening for specific groups of people.

5. Wu Shiping:

   Purchases from non-mainstream suppliers increased amid soaring iron ore prices.