Synonyms for among
əˈmʌŋamong

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1. amongpreposition

   Synonyms:
   amongst, amid, amidst

2. amongpreposition

   Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)

   How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?

   Synonyms:
   amid, amidst, amongst

3. amongpreposition

   Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

   He is among the few who completely understand the subject.

   Synonyms:
   amongst, amidst, amid

4. amongpreposition

   Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

   Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

   Synonyms:
   amidst, amongst, amid

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1. among

   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, amidst, 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. among

   Synonyms:
   shapeless, unarranged, unformed, incompact, inchoate, incomplete, unordered, floating, unmoulded, natant, discurrent

   Antonyms:
   systematized, arranged, compact, finished, shapely, crystallized, de-, stereotyped, moulded

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1. around

   the fruity pebbles were scattered "among the dock" could also be pronounced as "around the dock"

   the fruity pebbles were scattered around the dock.

   Submitted by michellemillersd on February 11, 2021  

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1. amongadjective

   Synonyms:
   AMID, amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with

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1. List of paraphrases for "among":

   between, amongst, inter, in, within, of, from, entre, with, across, chez

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1. Among

   Among vs. Amongst -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Among and Amongst.

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   If the elections were held today, just among the African-American vote, we would lose.

2. Union Resources chairman Tshepo Bokaba:

   We are among the bidders.

3. Eliud Kipchoge:

   I think the medals are the same, i will be among the competitors, I don't complain, I'm in the hands of the IOC and anywhere they decide, I will go with it.

4. Mohammad Israr Madni:

   I want to reach every madrassa, every mosque, to convince (Muslim scholars) and pave the way for awareness among people.

5. Henry Louis Mencken:

   The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are.